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Izrahiah

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Heb. Yizrachyah', יַזְרִחְיָה, sprout of Jehovah sc. into the world), the name of one or two men.

1. (Sept. Ι᾿εζριά; Vulg. Israhia.) The "son" of Uzzi, and grandson of Tola, the son of Issachar (1 Chronicles 7:3). B.C. cir. 1014. (See OBADIAH).

2. (Sept. omits, but some copies have Ι᾿εζρίας , others Ι᾿εσρίας; Vulg. Jezraja; A.V. "Jezrahiah.") The superintendent of the singers (doubtless a Levite) who celebrated the completion of the walls of Jerusalem after the Exile (Nehemiah 12:42). B.C. 446.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Izrahiah'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​i/izrahiah.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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