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Tobijah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2900

טוֹבִיָּ֫הוּ

to.viy.yah — Tobijah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.17.8 § Tobiah = "Jehovah is good" 1) head of a family who returned from exile with Zerubbabel but who were unable to prove their connection with Israel 2) the Ammonite who with Sanballat opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem 3) a Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat 4) a chief of the returning exiles

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Historical dictionary entry

Id., a Levite sent out through Judah by Jehoshaphat to teach the people (2 Chr. 17:8).

Scripture references

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

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