Bible Names N-Z

Zemira in Easton's Bible Dictionary

vine-dresser, a Benjamite; one of the sons of Becher (1 Chr. 7:8)....

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Zechariah in Naves Topical Bible

-1. A Reubenite 1Ch 5:7 -2. Three Levites in the days of David 1Ch 9:21; 15:18,20,24; 16:5; 26:2,14 -3. A Benjamite 1Ch 9:37 Called ZACHER in 1Ch 8:31 -4. Two Kohathites 1Ch 24:25; 2Ch 34:12 -5. A Merarite porter in the temple 1Ch 26:11 -6. Father of Iddo 1Ch 27:21 -7. A prince sent by Jehoshaphat along with priests and Levites to t...

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Zedekiah in Easton's Bible Dictionary

righteousness of Jehovah. (1.) The last king of Judah. He was the third son of Josiah, and his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, and hence he was the brother of Jehoahaz (2 Kings 23:31; 24:17, 18). His original name was Mattaniah; but when Nebuchadnezzar placed him on the throne as the successor to Jehoiachin ...

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Zechariah in Smiths Bible Dictionary

1. 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, Ezr 5:1; 6:14 he is said to have been the son of Iddo. It is natural to suppose as the prophet himself mentions his father's name, whereas the book of Ezra mentions only Iddo, that Bere...

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Zelek in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

ze'-lek (tseleq, meaning unknown): An Ammonite, one of David's mighty men (2 Sam 23:37; 1 Ch 11:39)....

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Zedekiah in Hitchcock's Bible Names

the Lord is my justice; the justice of the Lord...

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Zedekiah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1. Judah's last king, 599 to 588 B.C. (See JEREMIAH.) Youngest son of Josiah and Hamutal (Jeremiah 1:3; Jeremiah 37:1), brother to Jehoahaz (2 Kings 24:17-18; 2 Kings 23:31). Ten years old when his father died, 21 when he mounted the throne. Originally named Mattaniah; Nebuchadnezzar changed his name to Zedekiah when he deposed Zedekiah's nep...

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Zechariah in Easton's Bible Dictionary

Jehovah is renowned or remembered. (1.) A prophet of Judah, the eleventh of the twelve minor prophets. Like Ezekiel, he was of priestly extraction. He describes himself (1:1) as "the son of Berechiah." In Ezra 5:1 and 6:14 he is called "the son of Iddo," who was properly his grandfather. His prophetical career began in the second year of ...

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