Bible Dictionaries
Zimmah
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
1. A Gershonite Levite, son of Jahath (1 Chronicles 6:20).
2. Another, son of Shimei (1 Chronicles 6:42; compare 1).
3. Father or ancestor of Joab (2 Chronicles 29:12); the same collocation of names is in 1 Chronicles 6:20-21. The same names are often repeated in one family.
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Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Zimmah'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​z/zimmah.html. 1949.