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Sibbecai in Smiths Bible Dictionary

= SIBBECHAI the Hushathite....

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Silas in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Contracted form of SILVANUS. A chief (Greek "leading") man of the church at Jerusalem, a prophet (Acts 15:22-32). His name from the Latin sylva, "a wood," implies he was a Hellenistic Jew. He was (Acts 16:37) a Roman citizen. Delegated by the Jerusalem council to accompany Paul and Barnabas with the decree for Antioch. Then he returned to Jer...

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Sibbecai in Easton's Bible Dictionary

the Lord sustains, one of David's heroes (1 Chr. 11:29), general of the eighth division of the army (27:11). He slew the giant Saph in the battle of Gob (2 Sam. 21:18; R.V., "Sibbechai"). Called also Mebunnai (23:27)....

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Silas in Hitchcock's Bible Names

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Simon in Naves Topical Bible

-1. SIMON See PETER -2. One of the twelve apostles; a revolutionary and a patriot Called "THE CANAANITE," (from the Hebrew root meaning "religious zeal" Mt 10:4; Mr 3:18 Called "ZELOTES," Lu 6:15; Ac 1:13 -3. A physical half-brother of Jesus Mt 13:55; Mr 6:3 -4. A leper Jesus dines with Mt 26:6; Mr 14:3 -5. A man from the city of Cyre...

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Sibbecai in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

SIBBECHAI the HUSHATHITE . Of David's guard (2 Samuel 21:18; 1 Chronicles 27:11), eighth captain for the eighth month, of 24,000 (1 Chronicles 11:29). Of the Zarhite family of Judah. Fought singly with Saph or Sippal, the Philistine giant in the battle at Gezer or Gob (1 Chronicles 20:4). MEBUNNAI is a transcriber's mistake for Sibbecai, in 2 ...

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Simon in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

(Simon, Greek form of SIMEON (which see)): The persons of the name of Simon mentioned in the Apocrypha are: (1) Simon the Maccabean (Hasmonean), surnamed THASSI (which see), the 2nd son of Mattathias and elder brother of Judas Maccabeus. On his deathbed, Mattathias commended Simon as a "man of counsel" to be a "father" to his brethren (1 Macc ...

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Simeon in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

sim'-e-on (shim`on; Sumeon; the Hebrew root is from shama`, "to hear" (Gen 29:33); some modern scholars (Hitzig, W. R. Smith, Stade, etc.) derive it from Arabic sima`, "the offspring of the hyena and female wolf"): In Gen 29:33; 30:18-21; 35:23, Simeon is given as full brother to Reuben, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun, the son of Leah; and ...

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Simon in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(contracted form of Simeon, a hearing). 1. Son of Mattathias. [MACCABEES] 2. Son of Onias the high priest, whose eulogy closes the "praise of famous men" in the book of Ecclesiasticus, ch. 4. (B.C. 302-293.) 3. A "governor of the temple" in the time of Seleucus Philopator, whose information as to the treasures of the temple led to the sacril...

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Shobal in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1. Seir's second son, a "duke" or phylarch of the Horites (Genesis 36:20; Genesis 36:29). 2. Prince or founder of Kirjath Jearim (1 Chronicles 2:50; 1 Chronicles 2:52). Soba (related to Shobal the founder of Kirjath Jearim) answers to it; for Kirjath Jearim is described as on the boundary of Judah, next Mount Seir, which is next to Chesalon....

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