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ZORATHITES
People & Groups - Old Testament
The Zorathites were inhabitants or descendants of families associated with Zorah, possibly including families descended from Kiriath-jearim.
Zorathites, The
People & Groups - Old Testament
The people of Zorah, mentioned among the descendants of Judah.
Zoreah
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Another form of Zorah, the town associated with Samson and the tribe of Dan.
ZORITES
People & Groups - Old Testament
Zorites is probably a textual form of Zorathites, referring to a group associated with Zorah and Manahath.
Zorites, The
People & Groups - Old Testament
A Judahite group mentioned among the descendants of Salma.
Zorobabel
People & Groups - New Testament
The Greek form of Zerubbabel, used in the genealogies of Jesus in Matthew and Luke.
Zuar
People & Groups - Old Testament
The father of Nethaneel, chief of the tribe of Issachar during Israel’s wilderness period.
Zuph
People & Groups - Old Testament
A Kohathite Levite who was an ancestor of Elkanah and Samuel. Zuph also names a district associated with Samuel’s city.
Zuph, Land of
Places & Geography - Old Testament
A district in which Samuel’s city, Ramah, was located, probably named after the Levite Zuph.
Zur
People & Groups - Old Testament
A Midianite prince killed with the kings of Midian, and a Benjamite associated with Gibeon.
Zuriel
People & Groups - Old Testament
The chief of the Merarite Levites during the wilderness period.
Zurishaddai
People & Groups - Old Testament
The father of Shelumiel, chief of the tribe of Simeon during Israel’s wilderness period.
ZUZIM
People & Groups - Old Testament
The Zuzim were a people conquered by Chedorlaomer and his allies. They lived in or near a region east of the Jordan, and may be the same people later called the Zamzummim.
Zuzim, The
People & Groups - Old Testament
An ancient people defeated by Chedorlaomer and his allies in the days of Abraham.
Zuzims
People & Groups - Old Testament
A people defeated by Chedorlaomer and his allies in the region of Ham; they may be related to the Zamzummim.
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