Smith's Bible Dictionary

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ZEBULUNITES, THE

the members of the tribe of Zebulun. (Numbers 26:27) only.

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ZECHARIAH

The eleventh in order of the twelve minor prophets. He is called in his prophecy the son of Berechiah and the grandson of Iddo, whereas in the book of Ezra, (Ezra 5:1; 6:14) he ...

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ZECHARIAH, THE BOOK OF

The book of Zechariah, in its existing form, consists of three principal parts, vis. chs. 1-8; chs. 9-11; chs. 12-14.The first of these divisions is allowed by the critics to be...

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ZEDAD

(mountain side), one of the landmarks on the north border of the land of Israel, as Promised by Moses, (Numbers 34:8) and as restored by Ezekiel. (Ezekiel 47:15) A place named S...

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ZEDEKIAH

(justice of Jehovah).The last king of Judah and Jerusalem. He was the son of Josiah by his wife Hamutal, and therefore own brother to Jehoahaz. (2 Kings 24:18) comp. 2Kin 23:31 ...

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ZEEB

(wolf), one of the two "princes" of Midian in the great invasion of Israel. (B.C. about 1250.) He is always named with Oreb. (Judges 7:25; 8:3; Psalms 83:11) Zeeb and Oreb were ...

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ZELAH

(a rib), a city in the allotment of Benjamin, (Joshua 18:28) contained the family tomb of Kish, the father of Saul. (2 Samuel 21:14) [Perhaps the same as ZELZAH]

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ZELOK

(fissure), an Ammonite, one of David’s guard. (2 Samuel 23:37; 1 Chronicles 11:39)

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ZELOPHEHAD

(first-born), son of Zepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh. (Joshua 17:3) (B.C. before 1450.) He was apparently the second son of Hepher. (1 Chronicles 7:15) Zel...

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ZELOTES

the epithet given to the apostle Simon to distinguish him from Simon Peter. (Luke 6:15) [CANAANITE, THE; SIMON, 5]

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ZELZAH

(shadow), a place named once only, (1 Samuel 10:2) as on the boundary of Benjamin close to Rachel’s sepulchre, five miles southwest of Jerusalem.

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ZEMARAIM

(double fleece of wool), a town in the allotment of Benjamin, (Joshua 18:22) perhaps identical with Mount Zemaraim, mentioned in (2 Chronicles 13:4) only, which was "in Mount Ep...

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ZEMARITE, THE

one of the Hamite tribes who in the genealogical table of (Genesis 10:18) and 1Chr 1:16 Are represented as "sons of Canaan." Nothing is certainly known of this ancient tribe. Th...

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ZEMIRA

(a song), one of the sons of Becher the son of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 7:8) (B.C. after 1706.)

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ZENAN

(pointed), a town in the allotment of Judah, situated in the district of the Shefelah. (Joshua 15:37) It is probably identical with ZAANAN. (Micah 1:11)

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ZENAS

a believer, and, as may be inferred from the context, a preacher of the gospel, who is mentioned in (Titus 3:13) in connection with Apollos. He is further described as "the lawy...

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ZEPHANIAH

(hidden by Jehovah).The ninth in order of the twelve minor prophets. His pedigree is traced to his fourth ancestor, Hezekiah, (Zephaniah 1:1) supposed to be the celebrated king ...

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ZEPHATH

(watch-tower), the earlier name, (Judges 1:17) of a Canaanite town, which after its capture and destruction was called by the Israelites Hormah. [HORMAH]

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ZEPHATHAH

(watch-tower), The valley of, the spot in which Asa joined battle with Zerah the Ethiopian. (2 Chronicles 14:10) only.

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ZEPHI

(1 Chronicles 1:36) [ZEPHO]

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ZEPHO

(watch-tower), son of Eliphaz, son of Esau, (Genesis 36:11) and one of the "dukes" or phylarchs of the Edomites. ver. (Genesis 36:15) In (1 Chronicles 1:36) he is called ZEPHI. ...

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ZEPHON

(watch), the son of Gad, (Numbers 26:15) and ancestor of the family of the Zephonites. Called ZIPHION In (Genesis 46:16) (B.C. 1706.)

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ZER

(flint), a fortified town in the allotment of Naphtali, (Joshua 19:35) only, probably in the neighborhood of the southwest side of the Lake of Gennesareth.

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ZERAH

(rising (of the sun)).A son of Reuel, son of Esau, (Genesis 36:13; 1 Chronicles 1:37) and one of the "dukes" or phylarchs of the Edomites. (Genesis 36:17) (B.C. after 1760.)Less...

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ZERAHIAH

(Jehovah has risen).A priest, son of Uzzi and ancestor of Ezra the scribe. (1 Chronicles 6:6,51; Ezra 7:4)Father of Elihoenai of the sons of Pahath-moab, whose descendants retur...

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ZERED

(osier brook), (2:13,14) or Za’red, (Numbers 21:12) a brook or valley running into the Dead Sea near its southeast corner, which Dr. Robinson with some probability suggests as i...

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ZEREDA

(the fortress) the native place of Jeroboam. (1 Kings 11:26) Zereda or Zeredah has been supposed to be identical with Zeredathah and Zarthan or Zartanah; but the last two were i...