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Sapphira

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Easton's 1897Smith's 1884ISBE 19152 verse references

Easton's 1897

Beautiful, the wife of Ananias (q.v.). She was a partner in his guilt and also in his punishment (Acts 5:1-11).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain

Smith's 1884

[ANANIAS]

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · public domain

ISBE 1915

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915). Where it reports or adopts critical theories, those are the views of its writers or the scholars they cite; Gospel Companion holds the historic Christian view of Scripture.

sa-fi'-ra (shappira'; Aramaic for either "beautiful" or "sapphire"; Sappheira): Wife of Ananias (Ac 5:1-10).

See ANANIAS, (1).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

In Scripture

Acts 5:1–11Acts 5:1–10
2 references found in the entries above · verse links open the World English Bible

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Ananias

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