Shaphan
Shaphan is a scribe mentioned in the Old Testament (II Kings
22:8-10). When the chief Temple priest Hilkiah discovers an
ancient Torah scroll, he gives it to the scribe Shaphan, who
in turn brings in to King Josiah. Josiah reads it aloud to a
crowd in Jerusalem, resulting in a great religious revival.
Many scholars believe this was either a co...
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Now while he was not yet gone back, [he said], Go back also to
Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king
of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and
dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth
convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave
him victuals and a reward, and let him...
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And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king
word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money
that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the
hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the
house of the LORD....
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By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son
of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,...
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sha'-fan (shaphan, "rockbadger," English Versions of the
Bible "coney"; Saphphan): An old totem clan name (so W.R.
Smith; compare, however, the article TOTEMISM; Gray, Gray,
Studies in Hebrew Proper Names, 103 ff, and Jacob's Studies
in Biblical Archaeology, 84 ff).
(1) Son of Azaliah and scribe of King Josiah. He received
from Hilkiah the Boo...
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-1. A scribe of King Josiah
2Ki 22:3-14; 2Ch 34:8-20
Father of Gemariah
Jer 36:10-12
-2. The father of Ahikam and the grandfather of Gedaliah
2Ki 22:12; 25:22; 2Ch 34:20; Jer 26:24; 39:14;
40:5,9,11;
41:2; 43:6
-3. Father of Elasah
Jer 29:3
-4. Father of Jaazaniah
Eze 8:11...
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(coney), the scribe or secretary of King Josiah. 2Ki
22:3,14; 2Ch 34:8,20 (B.C. 628.) He appears on an equality
with the governor of the city and the royal recorder. 2Ki
22:4; 2Ch 34:9...
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a coney, a scribe or secretary of king Josiah (2 Kings 22:3-
7).
He consulted Huldah concerning the newly-discovered
copy of the
law which was delivered to him by Hilkiah the priest
(8-14). His
grandson Gedaliah was governor of Judea (25:22)....
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("the jerboa'.) 2 Kings 22:3; 2 Kings 22:12; Jeremiah 29:8;
Jeremiah 36:10-12; Jeremiah 39:14; Jeremiah 40:5; Jeremiah
40:9; Jeremiah 40:11; Jeremiah 41:2; Jeremiah 43:6; Ezekiel
8:11. Sent by king Josiah, With the governor of the city and
the recorder, to Hilkiah to take account of the money
collected for repairing the temple. Hilkiah gave th...
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