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Izrahite
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(Heb. Yizrach', יַזְרָח, l only with the art. הִיַּזְרָח , the indigenous, prob. by error of transcription for יַזְרָחַי, a Yizrachite [but Furst makes it a man's name =Izrahiah], and this again for אֶזְרָחַי, Ezrachite; Sept. has Ι᾿εζραέλ v.r. Ι᾿εσραέ; Vulg. Jezerites), a patronymic epithet of Shamhuth, one of David's generals (1 Chronicles 27:8), prob. so called as being descended from Zerah, Judah's son. (See EZRAHITE).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Izrahite'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​i/izrahite.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.