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Zaanaim

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Zaanaim was a place near Kedesh in Naphtali, associated with the encampment of Heber the Kenite. Near its oak or plain, Sisera sought refuge in Jael’s tent and was killed.

Zaanan

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Zaanan was a town in the lowland of Judah, probably the same place as Zenan. Micah uses its name in a wordplay, declaring that its inhabitants would not come forth.

Zaanannim

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Zaanannim is another form of Zaanaim, a place associated with Kedesh and the territory of Naphtali. It is mentioned in the account of Heber the Kenite and Sisera.

Zaavan

People & Groups • Old Testament
Zaavan was a Horite descendant of Seir and one of the chiefs of Edom. He is also called Zavan in 1 Chronicles 1:42.

Zaavan, Or Zavan

People & Groups • Old Testament
Zaavan, also called Zavan, was a Horite chief descended from Ezer and Seir. His name appears in the genealogical lists of Genesis and 1 Chronicles.

Zabad

People & Groups • Old Testament
Zabad is the name of several men in the Old Testament, including one of David’s mighty men, descendants or officials named in Chronicles, a conspirator who killed King Joash, and three men listed by Ezra among those who had foreign wives.

ZABADAIAS

People & Groups • Inter-testament
Zabadaias is the King James Version form of Zabadeas, a personal name found in the lists of biblical and post-biblical names.

Zabadeans

People & Groups • Inter-testament
The Zabadeans were an Arab tribe attacked by Jonathan during the Maccabean period. Their name has been connected with Zebdany, a place near Damascus.

Zabbai

People & Groups • Old Testament
Zabbai was the name of a man who had married a foreign wife in Ezra’s time and of the father of Baruch, who helped repair Jerusalem’s wall. The latter name may also appear as Zaccai.

Zabbud

People & Groups • Old Testament
Zabbud was a son of Bigvai who returned from Babylon with Ezra and accompanied the journey to Jerusalem. He is listed among Ezra’s companions in the postexilic period.

Zabdi

People & Groups • Old Testament
Zabdi is the name of several men, including an ancestor of Achan, a Benjamite, a Davidic officer responsible for the vineyards, and a Levite associated with Asaph’s singers.

Zabdiel

People & Groups • Inter-testament
Zabdiel is the name of the father of Jashobeam, an overseer of priests after the Exile, and an Arabian associated in 1 Maccabees with the death of Alexander Balas.
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