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Micah
Holman Bible Dictionary
(mi' cuh) Abbreviated form of the personal name Micaiah, meaning, “Who is like Yahweh?”. 1. Ephramite whose home shrine was the source of Dan's idolotrous worship (Judges 17-18 ). 2 . Descendant of Reuben (1 Chronicles 5:5 ). 3 . Descendant of King Saul (1 Chronicles 8:34-35; 1 Chronicles 9:40-44 ); at 2 Samuel 9:12 , the KJV used the form Micha. 4. Leader of a family of Levites in David's time (1 Chronicles 23:20; 1 Chronicles 24:24-25 ). 5 . Father of Abdon, a contemporary of Josiah (2 Chronicles 34:20 ); at 2 Kings 22:12 , the form Micaiah is used.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Micah'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/m/micah.html. 1991.