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Rezin in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

re'-zin (retsin; Rhaasson): The last of the kings of Syria who reigned in Damascus (2 Ki 15:37; 16:5-10; Isa 7:1; 8:4- 7). Alona with Pekah, the son of Remaliah, who reigned 20 years over Israel in Samaria, he joined in the Syro- Ephraimitic war aaainst Ahaz, the king of Judah. Together they laid siege to Jerusalem, but were unsuccessful in the ...

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Rezon in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(prince), son of Eliadah, a Syrian, who when David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, put himself at the head of a band of freebooters and set up a petty kingdom at Damascus. 1Ki 11:23 He harassed the kingdom of Solomon during his whole reign. (B.C. 1043-975.)...

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Rhesa in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Son of Zerubbabel in Christ's genealogy (Luke 3:27). Lord A. Hervey conjectures Rhesa to be no person, but the title of Zerubbabel, rosh, i.e. "prince," thereby removing a difficulty in reconciling Matthew's with Luke's genealogy....

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Reuben in Hitchcock's Bible Names

who sees the son; the vision of the son...

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Rezin in Naves Topical Bible

-1. A king of Syria who harassed the southern kingdom (Judah) 2Ki 15:37; 16:5-9 Prophecy against Isa 7:1-9; 8:4-8; 9:11 -2. A returned Babylonian captive Ezr 2:48; Ne 7:50...

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Rezon in Easton's Bible Dictionary

prince, son of Eliadah. Abandoning the service of Hadadezer, the king of Zobah, on the occasion of his being defeated by David, he became the "captain over a band" of marauders, and took Damascus, and became king of Syria (1 Kings 11:23-25; 2 Sam. 8:3-8). For centuries after this the Syrians were the foes of Israel. He "became an adversar...

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Rhesa in Hitchcock's Bible Names

will; course...

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Rezin in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(firm). 1. King of Damascus. He attacked Jotham during the latter part of his reign, 2Ki 15:37 but his chief war was with Ahaz, whose territories he invaded, in conjunction with Pekah about B.C. 741. Though unsuccessful is his siege of Jerusalem, 2Ki 16:5; Isa 7:1 he "recovered Elath to Syria." 2Ki 16:6 Soon after this he was attacked defeate...

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Rezon in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

(See HADAREZER.) 1 Kings 11:23-24. Gathered the Syrian remnant, after David's slaughter of his master Hadadezer (2 Samuel 8:3-8), and set up a petty kingdom at Damascus, and thence harassed Solomon's kingdom. See also Josephus, Ant. 8:7, section 6....

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Reuel in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

roo'-el (re`u'el, "God is his friend"; the Septuagint Rhagouel): (1) In the genealogical system Reuel is both a son of Esau by Basemath (Gen 36:4,10,13,17; 1 Ch 1:35,37) and the father of the father-in-law of Moses, Hobab (Nu 10:29). In the account of the marriage of Zipporah to Moses (Ex 2:16-21) Jethro seems to be called Reuel (compare HOBAB...

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