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Amittai

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)· Public Domain

(true), father of the prophet Jonah. (2 Kings 14:25; Jonah 1:1)

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Amittai

Amittai a-mit'-i ('amittay, "faithful"): The father of the prophet Jonah. He was from Gath-hepher in Zebulun (2Ki 14:25; Jon 1:1). ⇒See a list of verses on AMITTAI in the Bible. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible on Amittai

Father of the prophet Jonah, 2 K 14», Jon 1'. RMIT^, friendly relations between two nations, 1 Mac 12" (RV ' friendship '). See ALLIANCE. AMMAH (.ivt ipo! (v."), ol iK BcToXiw. G. B. Gray. AMMIEL {%t>]l 'kinsman is God'). — 1. Son of Gemalli, and spy of the tribe of Dan (Nu 13'^ P). 2. Father of Machir (see art.), 2 S 9"- 17". 3. According to the Chronicler, the sixth son of Obed- edom, who with his family constituted one of the courses of doorkeepers in tho time of David ; to them was allrttcd charge of the S. gate (of the temple) and the storehou.se (1 Ch 26, esp. w.»- '»). Presumably, therefore, Ammiel was the name of a division of the doorkeepers in the time of the Chronicler— c. li.C. 3(X). Cf. Driver, /.OY'BUOf. ; (iiaf. Die Gcschicht. Diich. d. A.T. 213-247, esp 242 f., 246 f. ; Gray, Stud, in Heb. Proper Aa7ncs, ch. iii. p. 4'.iir. 4. 1 Ch 3». See Eliam. G. B. Gray.

References

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  4. Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
  5. Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
  6. Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia

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