Uzzen-sheerah (Hastings' Dictionary)
See Sheeraii. UZZI (n ; 'Ojtc)().— 1. A descendant of Aaron, 1 Ch 0'- «• "'[Hell. 5»'- «• 6^], Ezr 7. 2. The eponym of a family of Issachar, 1 Ch 1'^. 3. The name of a Benjamite family, 1 Ch V 9". 1. A Levite, son of Bani, overseer of the Levites dwelling in Jerusalem, Nell 11^. 5. The head of a priestly family, Neh 12"'- ".
This topic also has an entry in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Both articles offer independent scholarly perspectives.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Uzzen-sheerah
Uzzen-sheerah uz'-en-she'-e-ra ('uzzen she'erah; Septuagint, instead of a place-name, reads kai huioi Ozan, Seera, "and the sons of Ozan, Sheera"; the King James Version Uzzen-sherah, uzzen-she'ra): As it stands in Massoretic Text this is the name of a town built by Sheerah, daughter of Ephraim, to whom is attributed also the building of the two Beth-horons (1Ch 7:24). No satisfactory identification has been proposed. Septuagint suggests that the text may have been tampered with. ⇒See a list of verses on UZZEN-SHERAH in the Bible. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.
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