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Smith's Bible Dictionary
[Zebah]
Zamzummim
(Deuteronomy 2:20) only, the Ammonite name for the people who by others were called
Rephaim. They are described as having originally been a powerful and numerous nation of giants.
From a slight similarity between the two names, and from the mention of the Emim in connection
with each, it is conjectured that the Zamzummim are identical with the Zuzim.
Zanoah
(marsh).
•A town of Judah in the Shefelah or plain, (Joshua 15:34; Nehemiah 3:13; 11:30) possibly identical
with Zanu’a .
•A town of Judah in the highland district, (Joshua 15:66) not improbably identical with Sanute,
about 10 miles south of Hebron.
•In the genealogical lists of the tribe of Judah in 1 Chron., Jekuthiel is said to have been the father
of Zanoah. ch. (1 Chronicles 4:18) As Zanoah is the name of a town of Judah, this mention of
Bithiah probably points to some colonization of the place by Egyptians or by Israelites directly
from Egypt.
Zaphnathpaaneah
a name given by Pharaoh to Joseph. (Genesis 41:45) The rabbins interpreted Zaphnath-paaneah
as Hebrew in the sense revealer of a secret . As the name must have been Egyptian, it has been
explained from the Coptic as meaning the preserver of the age.
Zaphon
(north), a place mentioned in the enumeration of the allotment of the tribe of Gad. (Joshua
13:27)
Zara, Or Zarah
the son of Judah. (Matthew 1:3)
Zarah, Or Zerah
the son of Judah. (Genesis 38:30; 48:12)
Zareah
the same as Zorah and Zoreah. (Nehemiah 11:29)
Zareathites, The
the inhabitants of Zareah or Zorah. (1 Chronicles 2:53)
Zared, The Valley Of
[Zered]
Zarephath
(smelting place), the residence of the prophet Elijah during the latter part of the drought. (1
Kings 17:9,10) It was near to, or dependent on, Zidon. It is represented by the modern village of
Sura-fend . Of the old town considerable indications remain. One group of foundations is on a
headland called Ain el-Kanatarah ; but the chief remains are south of this, and extend for a mile or
more, with many fragments of columns, slabs and other architectural features. In the New Testament
Zarephath appears under the Greek form of Sarepta. (Luke 4:26)
Zaretan, Or Zarthan
(Joshua 3:16)
Zarethshahar
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