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Pedahzur

Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6301

פְּדָהצוּר

pe.da.h.tsur — Pedahzur

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.10; father of: Gamaliel (H1583) § Pedahzur = "the Rock has ransomed" father of Gamaliel who was the chief of the tribe of Manasseh at the time of the exodus

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1583

גַּמְלִיאֵל

gam.li.el — Gamaliel

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.10; son of: Pedahzur (H6301) § Gamaliel = "reward of God" son of Pedahzur and the leader of the tribe of Manasseh in the wilderness

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Historical dictionary entry

Rock of redemption, the father of Gamaliel and prince of Manasseh at the time of the Exodus (Num. 1:10; 2:20).

Scripture references

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

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