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'''Zuph''' meaning ''[[honeycomb]]'' in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] |
'''Zuph''' meaning ''[[honeycomb]]'' in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] |
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* According to the [[Books of Chronicles]], a [[Levite]], |
* According to the [[Books of Chronicles]], a Kohathite<ref>[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/5691-elkanah Hirsch, Emil G. and König, Eduard. "Elkanah", ''Jewish Encyclopedia'', 1906]</ref> [[Levite]], a fact not mentioned in the books of Samuel. He was the ancestor of [[Elkanah (husband of Hannah)|Elkanah]] and [[Samuel (Bible)|Samuel]] (1 Sam. 1:1); called also '''Zophai'''.<ref name=je>[http://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/15300-zuph Seligsohn, M., "Zuph", ''Jewish Encyclopedia'', 1906]</ref> |
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* '''Land of Zuph''' (1 Sam. 9:5, 6), a district in which lay Samuel's city, [[Ramathaim-Zophim]]. It was probably so named after Zuph (1 Chr. 6:26). Zuph and the city of Ramathaim-Zophim are mentioned in the bible together with [[Mount Ephraim]], suggesting that they shared a similar locality.<ref name=je/> |
* '''Land of Zuph''' (1 Sam. 9:5, 6), a district in which lay Samuel's city, [[Ramathaim-Zophim]]. It was probably so named after Zuph (1 Chr. 6:26). Zuph and the city of Ramathaim-Zophim are mentioned in the bible together with [[Mount Ephraim]], suggesting that they shared a similar locality.<ref name=je/> |
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Zuph meaning honeycomb in Hebrew
- According to the Books of Chronicles, a Kohathite[1] Levite, a fact not mentioned in the books of Samuel. He was the ancestor of Elkanah and Samuel (1 Sam. 1:1); called also Zophai.[2]
- Land of Zuph (1 Sam. 9:5, 6), a district in which lay Samuel's city, Ramathaim-Zophim. It was probably so named after Zuph (1 Chr. 6:26). Zuph and the city of Ramathaim-Zophim are mentioned in the bible together with Mount Ephraim, suggesting that they shared a similar locality.[2]
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Zuph". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.}
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