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Ahava

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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A river—possibly a canal or branch of the Euphrates—upon the banks of which Ezra halted his expedition on its march from Babylon to Jerusalem (Ezra, 8:15-31), to fast and to humble themselves before the Lord. From the fifteenth verse of the same chapter one might infer that Ahava was also the name of a village or town. In I Esd. 8:41,61, it is called Theras.

G. B. L.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Ahava'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​a/ahava.html. 1901.
 
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