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Chub

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3160

חֻבָּה

ye.chub.bah — Jehubbah

A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.34; son of: Shomer (H7763H); brother of: Ahi (H0277H), Rohgah (H7303) and Aram (H0758J) § Jehubbah = "hidden" a man of Asher, son of Shomer or Shamer of the house of Beriah

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Historical dictionary entry

The name of a people in alliance with Egypt in the time of Nebuchadnezzar. The word is found only in Ezek. 30:5. They were probably a people of Northern Africa, or of the lands near Egypt in the south.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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