Shaphat
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Easton's 1897
Judge. (1.) One of the spies. He represented the tribe of Simeon (Num. 13:5).
(2.) The father of Elisha (1 Kings 19:16-19).
(3.) One of David’s chief herdsmen (1 Chr. 27:29).
Smith's 1863
(judge). 1.The Simeonite spy, son of Hori. (Numbers 13:5) (B.C. 1490).
1. The father of the prophet Elisha. (1 Kings 19:18,19; 2 Kings 3:11; 6:31) (B.C. before 900.)
2. One of the six sons of Shemaiah in the royal line of Judah. (1 Chronicles 3:22) (B.C. 350.)
3. One of the chiefs of the Gadites in Bashan. (1 Chronicles 5:12) (B.C. 750.)
4. The son of Adlai, who was over David’s oxen in the valleys. (1 Chronicles 27:29) (B.C. 1020.)
ISBE 1915
sha'-fat (shaphat):iah, one of the 70 men whom Ezekiel saw, in his vision of the Temple, sacrificing to idols (Eze 8:11).
(1) The Simeonite spy (Nu 13:5, Saphat).
(2) The father of the prophet Elisha (1Ki 19:16; 2Ki 3:11, Septuagint Saphath).
(3) A name in the royal genealogy of Judah (1Ch 3:22).
(4) A Gadite (1Ch 5:12).
(5) One of David's herdsmen (1Ch 27:29).
In Scripture
Sources
- Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Public domain
- Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain