Petra (Hastings' Dictionary)
See SELA. PEULLETHAI (‘n5y2, Β᾽Ἰαφθοσλααθί, A Φολλαθί). —The eighth son of Obed-edom, 1 Ch 26°. PHAATH MOAB (Φαὰθ Μωάβ), 1 Es 5" (B Φθαλειμωάβ), 8% (B Μααθμ., AV Pahath M.) = Pahath-Moab. PHACARETH (Φακαρέθ), 1 Es 5% = Pochereth- hazzebaim, Ezr 2°7,—The succeeding word be- longs to this name as in Cod. B Φ. car and is not a separate name as it is taken by Cod. A and RV ‘the sons of Sabie.
’ PHAISUR (B Φαισούρ, A baicod), 1 Es 9%= Pashhur, the head of a priestly house, elsewhere called Phassurus, 1 Es 5%, PHALDEUS (B Φαλαδαῖος, A adédaios, Phaldaius, 1 Es 9=Pedaiah, Neh 84. PHALEAS (Φαλαίας), 1 Es 5°%=Padon, Ezr 24. PHALIAS (B Φαλίας, A Φιάθας, AV Biatas), 1 Es 948, Pelaiah, Neh 87. AV * See the excellent map of ‘Syria, Assyria, and Babylonia,’ in the Encyclopedia Biblica, i. in the art. ASSYRIA. PHALTIEL
This topic also has an entry in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Both articles offer independent scholarly perspectives.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Petra
Petra pe'-tra. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia. See SELA.
References
- Orr, J. (ed.) (1915) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance Company. [Public Domain]
- Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
- Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
- Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
- Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
- Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia