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Rephael

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Easton's 1897Smith's 1863ISBE 19152 verse references

Easton's 1897

Healed of God, one of Shemaiah’s sons. He and his brethren, on account of their “strength for service,” formed one of the divisions of the temple porters (1 Chr. 26:7, 8).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain

Smith's 1863

(healed of God), son of Shemaiah, the first-born of Obed-edom. (1 Chronicles 26:7) (B.C. about 1015.)

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain

ISBE 1915

re'-fa-el, ref'-a-el (repha'el, "God has healed"; Rhaphael): The eponym of a family of gatekeepers (1Ch 26:7). The name occurs in Tobit and Enoch ("Raphael"); it probably belongs to a group of late formations. See Gray, HPN, 225, 311.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

In Scripture

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