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Jozabad

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3107

יוֹזָבָד

yo.za.vad — Jozacar

A man of the Ammonites living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.12.22; son of: Shimeath (H8100); also called Zabad at 2Ch.24.26; Another name of yo.za.khar (יוֹזָכָר "Jozacar" H3108) § Jozabad or Josabad = "Jehovah has endowed" 1) a Korhite Levite, 2nd son of Obededom, and one of the porters of the temple and of the storehouse there in the time of David 2) one of David's mighty warriors 3) another of David's mighty warriors 4) four other priests or Levites

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Historical dictionary entry

Whom Jehovah bestows. (1.) One of the Benjamite archers who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:4). (2.) A chief of the tribe of Manasseh (1 Chr. 12:20).

Scripture references

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

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