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Micaiah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

MICAIAH or MICHAIAH. Son of Imlah (1 Kings 22:8). Consulted by Ahab at Jehoshaphat's request when undertaking the joint expedition against Ramoth Gilead, which Benhadad had engaged to restore (1 Kings 20:34). The 400 prophets whom Ahab gathered together to "inquire the word of Jehovah" (1 Kings 22:5) were prophets of Jeroboam's symbolic calf w...

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Michael in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

mi'-ka-el, mi'-kel (mikha'el, "who is like God?" Michael): (1) The father of Sethur the Asherite spy (Nu 13:13). (2) (3) Two Gadites (1 Ch 5:13,14). (4) A name in the genealogy of Asaph (1 Ch 6:40 (Hebrew 25)). (5) A son of Izrahiah of Issachar (1 Ch 7:3). (6) A Benjamite (1 Ch 8:16). (7) A Manassite who ceded to David at Ziklag (1 Ch 12:20). (8) ...

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Michaiah in Easton's Bible Dictionary

(1.) The queen-mother of King Abijah (2 Chr. 13:2). (See MAACAH (2.) One of those sent out by Jehoshaphat to instruct the people in the law (2 Chr. 17:7). (3.) 2 Kings 22:12. (4.) The son of Gemariah. He reported to the king's officers Jeremiah's prediction, which he had heard Baruch read (Jer. 36:11, 13) from his father Gemariah's chambe...

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Micaiah in Hitchcock's Bible Names

who is like to God?...

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Michael in Naves Topical Bible

-1. An Asherite Nu 13:13 -2. Two Gadites 1Ch 5:13,14 -3. A Gershonite Levite 1Ch 6:40 -4. A descendant of Issachar 1Ch 7:3 -5. A Benjamite 1Ch 8:16 -6. A captain of the thousands of Manasseh who joined David at Ziklag 1Ch 12:20 -7. Father of Omri 1Ch 27:18 -8. Son of Jehoshaphat Killed by his brother, Jehoram 2Ch 21:2-4 -9. Fathe...

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Midian in Naves Topical Bible

-Son of Abraham by Keturah Ge 25:2,4; 1Ch 1:32,33...

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Midian in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

mid'-i-an, mid'-i-an-its (midhyan, midhyanim; Madiam, Madienaioi): 1. The Seed of Abraham to the Time of the Judges: Midian was a son of Abraham by his concubine Keturah. To him were born 5 sons, Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida and Eldaah (Gen 25:2,4; 1 Ch 1:32 f). Bearing gifts from Abraham, he and his brothers, each with his own household, moved ...

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Micah in Easton's Bible Dictionary

a shortened form of Micaiah, who is like Jehovah? (1.) A man of Mount Ephraim, whose history so far is introduced in Judg. 17, apparently for the purpose of leading to an account of the settlement of the tribe of Dan in Northern Israel, and for the purpose also of illustrating the lawlessness of the times in which he lived (Judg. 18; 19:1...

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Michaiah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

(See MICAH; MICHA.) 1. Nehemiah 12:41. 2. 2 Chronicles 17:7. 3. Son of Gemariah. (See GEMARIAH; BARUCH; JEREMIAH.) (Jeremiah 36:11-14). On hearing all the Lord's words, through Jeremiah, read by Baruch Michaiah went down to the king's house, into the scribe's chamber where sat all the princes, and declared unto them all the words. It was ...

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Micah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1. Of Mount Ephraim. (See JONATHAN.) The date of the event is implied as before Samson, for the origin of the name Mahaneh Dan occurs in this narrative (Judges 18:12) and it is mentioned as already so named in Samson's childhood (Judges 13:25, margin). Josephus places the synchronous narrative of the Levite and his concubine at the beginning ...

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