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Reaiah

(Encyclopedia)Reaiah rēˌəīˈə, rēāˈyə [key], in the Bible. 1 Grandson of Judah. 2 Family that returned from the Exile. ...

Jerusha

(Encyclopedia)Jerusha or Jerushah both: jēro͞oˈshə [key], in the Bible, mother of King Jotham of Judah. ...

Onan

(Encyclopedia)Onan ōˈnən [key], in the Bible, Judah's son, whose evasion of his obligation to his brother's widow caused his death. ...

Nephtoah

(Encyclopedia)Nephtoah nĕftōˈə [key], in the Bible, fountain, on the border between Judah and Benjamin. The site is identified with the modern Me Neftoah (Israel). ...

Meshezabeel

(Encyclopedia)Meshezabeel mēshĕzˈəbēlˌ [key], in the Bible. 1 Worker on the wall. 2 Signer of the covenant. 3 Descendant of Judah. ...

Geliloth

(Encyclopedia)Geliloth gĕlˈĭlŏth, gēlīˈ– [key], in the Bible, boundary landmark, S ancient Palestine, between Benjamin and Judah. It is probably the same as the Gilgal in the Book of Joshua. ...

Shelah

(Encyclopedia)Shelah shēˈlə [key], in the Bible, son of Judah and ancestor of the Shelanites. This tribe is the same as the Shilonites in First Chronicles and as the Shiloni in Nehemiah. ...

Hazael

(Encyclopedia)Hazael hăzˈāĕl, həzāˈəl [key], fl. 840 b.c., king of Damascus; successor and murderer of Benhadad. In the Bible he appears as the ally of the party of Elisha in Israel and later as the conquer...

Zerah

(Encyclopedia)Zerah zēˈrə [key], in the Bible. 1 Younger of the twin sons of Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar. The following patronymics are apparently derived from his name: Zarhite, Izrahite, and Ezrahite. ...

Jehoiakim

(Encyclopedia)Jehoiakim jēhoiˈəkĭm [key], in the Bible, king of Judah, son of Josiah. On Josiah's death his son Jehoahaz became king. However, Pharaoh Neco II dethroned him and set up another of Josiah's sons, ...