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Raham

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Heb. Rach'am, רִחִם, belly; Sept. Paest), the son of Shema and father of Jorkoam, in the genealogy of the descendants of Caleb the son of Hezron, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:44). B.C. post 1600. Rashi and the author of the Quaest. in Paral., attributed to Jerome, regard Jorkoam as a place, of which Raham was founder and prince.

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