ir-haheres Summary and Overview
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ir-haheres in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
IR-HAHE'RES , Isa 19:18. The Hebrew reads heres, "destruction;" the Syriac, Arabic and Latin, and several MSS. read chares, "the sun;" the Chaldee combines both readings; while the Septuagint reads "city of righteousness." These varied readings lead to various interpretations of this expression: (1) That it refers to the city of the sun, Heliopolis, in Egypt: (2) To a city destroyed, meaning one of the five cities noticed by the prophet; (3) To one of these same cities which should be preserved from destruction.