ZEREDATHAH
[ZARETAN, OR ZARTHAN, ZARTHAN]
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Smith's Bible Dictionary, Dr. William Smith, 1884.
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ZERERATH
[ZARETAN, OR ZARTHAN, ZARTHAN]
ZERESH
(gold), the wife of Haman the Agagite. (Esther 5:10,14; 6:13) (B.C. 475.)
ZERETH
(splendor), son of Ashur, the founder of Tekoa, by his wife Helah. (1 Chronicles 4:7) (B.C. 1440.)
ZERI
(built), one of the sons of Jeduthun in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 25:3) (B.C. 1043.)
ZEROR
(a bundle), a Benjamite, ancestor of Kish the father of Saul. (1 Samuel 9:1) (B.C. about 1730.)
ZERUAH
(full breasted), the mother of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. (1 Kings 11:26) (B.C. 973.)
ZERUBBABEL
(born at Babel, i.e. Babylon), the head of the tribe of Judah at the time of the return from the Babylonish captivity in the first year of Cyrus. The history of Zerabbabel in th...
ZERUIAH
(balsam), the mother of the three leading heroes of David’s army --Abishai, Joah and Asahel-- known as the "sons of Zeruiah." Of Zeruiah’s husband there is no mention in the Bib...
ZETHAM
(olive), the son of Laadan, a Gershonite Levite. (1 Chronicles 23:8) (B.C. 1043.)
ZETHAN
(olive), a Benjamite of the sons of Bilhan. (1 Chronicles 7:10) (B.C. probably 1014.)
ZETHAR
(star), one of the seven eunuchs of Ahasuerus, (Esther 1:10) (B.C. 453.)
ZIA
(motion), one of the Gadites who dwelt in Bashan. (1 Chronicles 5:13) (B.C. 1014.)
ZIBA
(statue), a servant of Saul whom David made steward of Saul’s son Mephibosheth. (2 Samuel 9:2-18; 16:1-4; 19:17,29) [MEPHIBOSHETH] (B.C. 1023.)
ZIBEON
(robber), father of Anah, whose daughter Aholibamah was Esau’s wife. (Genesis 36:2) (B.C. 1797.) Although called a Hivite, he is probably the same as Zibeon the son of Seir the ...
ZIBIA
(roe), a Benjamite, apparently the son of Shaharaim by his wife Hodesh. (1 Chronicles 8:9) (B.C. 1440.)
ZIBIAH
(roe), a native of Beersheba and mother of King Joash. (2 Kings 12:1; 2 Chronicles 24:1) (B.C. 876)
ZICHRI
(memorable).Son of Ishar the son of Kohath. (Exodus 6:21) (B.C. 1401.)A Benjamite of the sons of Shimhi. (1 Chronicles 8:19) (B.C. 1440.)A Benjamite of the sons of Shashak. (1 C...
ZIDDIM
(the declivities), a fortified town in the allotment of Naphtali, (Joshua 10:35)
ZIDKIJAH
(justice of Jehovah) a priest or family of priests who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:1) (B.C. 410.)
ZIDON, OR SIDON
(Genesis 10:15,19; Joshua 11:8; 19:28; Judges 1:31; 18:28; Isaiah 23:2,4,12; Jeremiah 25:22; 27:3; Ezekiel 28:21,22; Joel 3:4) (Joel 4:4); Zech 9:2; Matt 11:21,22; 15:21; Mark 3...
ZIDONIANS
the inhabitants of Zidon. They were among the nations of Canaan; left to give the Israelites practice in the art of war, (Judges 3:3) and colonies of them appear to have spread ...
ZIF
(1 Kings 6:1) [MONTH]
ZIHA
(parched).The children of Ziha were a family of Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:43; Nehemiah 7:46) (B.C. 536.)Chief of the Nethinim in Ophel. (Nehemiah 11:21) The...
ZIKLAG
(winding), a place which possesses a special interest from its having been the residence and the private property of David. It is first mentioned in the catalogue of the towns o...
ZILLAH
(shade). [LAMECH]
ZILPAH
(a trickling), a Syrian given by Laban to his daughter Leah as an attendant, (Genesis 29:24) and by Leah to Jacob as a concubine. She was the mother of Gad and Asher. (Genesis 3...