Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, September 18th, 2025
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Zeruah
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(Heb. Tseruah'. צְרוּעָה, smitten with leporosy [Gesen.] or full-breasted [Fü rst]; Sept. Σαρουά Vulg. Sarua), the widowed mother of Jeroboam the son of Nebat (1 Kings 11:26). B.C. 973. In the additional narrative of the Sept. inserted after 1 Kings 12:24, she is called Sarira (a corruption of Zereda, Jeroboam's native place), and is said to have been a harlot.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Zeruah'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/z/zeruah.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Zeruah'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/z/zeruah.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
