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Amariah
(Encyclopedia)Amariah ămˌərīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 High priest, son of Meraioth. Perhaps he is the same as 2 and 3. 2 High priest, son of Azariah. Perhaps he is the same as 1, 3, and 4. 3 Ancestor of Ezra....Ahava
(Encyclopedia)Ahava āhāˈvə [key], in the Bible, unidentified place, where Ezra collected one of his expeditions. ...Jahaziah
(Encyclopedia)Jahaziah jāˌhəzīˈə [key], in the Bible, one associated with Ezra in the expulsion of the foreign wives. ...Mattithiah
(Encyclopedia)Mattithiah mătˌĭthīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Overseer in the temple. 2 Musician of David. 3 Assistant of Ezra. ...Schurman, Jacob Gould
(Encyclopedia)Schurman, Jacob Gould shûrˈmən [key], 1854–1942, American educator and diplomat, b. Freetown, Prince Edward Island. His education was completed in London, Edinburgh, and, as Hibbert fellow, in He...Sotai
(Encyclopedia)Sotai sōˈtāī, sōtāˈī [key], in the Bible, family that returned from the Exile. Ezra 2.55; Neh. 7.57. ...Bazlith
(Encyclopedia)Bazlith băzˈlĭth [key], in the Bible, family in the return from exile. This is the Bazluth who appears in the Book of Ezra. ...Elnathan
(Encyclopedia)Elnathan ĕlnāˈthăn [key], in the Bible. 1 Grandfather of Jehoiachin. 2 Leader in Jerusalem in the time of Jehoiakim. 3 Three emissaries of Ezra. ...Talmon
(Encyclopedia)Talmon tălˈmŏn [key], in the Bible, family of temple doorkeepers. The Talmon in chapter 12 of Nehemiah is probably the same as Telem, a gatekeeper mentioned in Ezra. ...Hashum
(Encyclopedia)Hashum hāˈshəm [key], in the Bible. 1 Family that returned with Zerubbabel, several of whom had foreign wives. 2 Companion of Ezra at his reading of the Law. ...Browse by Subject
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