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Mibhar in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(choicest), one of David's heroes in the list given in 1Ch 11:38...

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Mibsam in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("sweet odor".) 1. Son of Ishmael (Genesis 25:13). Progenitor probably of a tribe dwelling in the part of Arabia yielding balsam and perfumes. 2. Son of Simeon; named as his brother Mishma from the Ishmaelite Mibsam (1 Chronicles 4:25.)...

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Micah in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

mi'-ka (mikhah, contracted from mikhayahu, "who is like Yah? "; Codex Vaticanus, Meichaias; Codex Alexandrinus, Micha; sometimes in the King James Version spelled Michah): (1) The chief character of an episode given as an appendix to the Book of Judges (Jdg 17; 18). Micah, a dweller in Mt. Ephraim, was the founder and owner of a small private s...

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Mesha in Easton's Bible Dictionary

middle district, Vulgate, Messa. (1.) A plain in that part of the boundaries of Arabia inhabited by the descendants of Joktan (Gen. 10:30). (2.) Heb. meysh'a, "deliverance," the eldest son of Caleb (1 Chr. 2:42), and brother of Jerahmeel. (3.) Heb. id, a king of Moab, the son of Chemosh- Gad, a man of great wealth in flocks and herds (2 Ki...

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Meshech in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

me'-shek, me'-sek (meshekh, "long," "tall"; Mosoch): Son of Japheth (Gen 10:2; 1 Ch 1:5; 1:17 is a scribal error for "Mash"; compare Gen 10:22,23). His descendants and their dwelling-place (probably somewhere in the neighborhood of armenia (Herodotus iii.94)) seem to be regarded in Scripture as synonyms for the barbaric and remote (Ps 120:5; c...

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Mibhar in Easton's Bible Dictionary

choice, a Hagarene, one of David's warriors (1 Chr. 11:38); called also Bani the Gadite (2 Sam. 23:36)....

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Micah in Naves Topical Bible

-1. An Ephraimite His robbery and idolatry Jud 17; 18 -2. Head of a family of Reuben 1Ch 5:5 -3. Also called MICHA Son of Mephibosheth 2Sa 9:12; 1Ch 8:34,35; 9:40,41 -4. Also called MICHAH A Kohathite 1Ch 23:20; 24:24,25 -5. Father of Abdon 2Ch 34:20 -6. One of the minor prophets Jer 26:18,19; Mic 1:1,14,15 Denounces the idolatry of ...

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Mesha in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1. King of Moab. frontDIBON on his victorious campaign against Israel, and confirmation of Scripture.) Revolted at Ahab's death (2 Kings 1:1; 2 Kings 3:4-5). Being "sheepmasters" the Moabites had rendered tribute to Israel ever since David's days (2 Samuel 8:2) in flocks, 100,000 lambs, and 100,000 rams with the wool. Isaiah (Isaiah 16:1) cou...

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