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Azaniah

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)· Public Domain

(whom the Lord hears), the father or immediate ancestor of Jeshua the Levite, in the time of Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:9)

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Azaniah

Azaniah az-a-ni'-a 'azanyah, "Yahweh has given ear"): A son of Jeshua, a Levite who signed the covenant (Ne 10:9). ⇒See a list of verses on AZANIAH in the Bible. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible on Azaniah

A Levite (Neh 10»). See Genealogy. AZARAIAS (B 'Afopafos, A Sapaks, AV Saraias), 1 Es 8'. — Seraiah, the father, or more prob. a more remote ancestor, of Ezra (Speaker's Com. on 2 Es 1'). H. St. J. Thackeray. • By kind permiaaion of the Cominittee of the Palestine Kxyloratioo Fuod.

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  3. Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
  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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