Bible Dictionary

ZERAH “sparkling light, aurora.” (a) Prince of Edom; descendant of Esau, of Ishmael (Gen. 36:3, 4, 13, 17; 1 Chron. 1:37 and possibly v. 44). (b) One of the twins of Judah and Tamar; founder

ZERUBBABEL (Hebrew transcription of the ac. “zerû Bãbili”, “offspring of Babylon”). Son of Pedaiah, he possessed the right to the throne of Judah (1 Chron. 3:17-19). The other texts call him son of Salatiel (or

ZICHRI “careful”. (a) Levite of the family of Kohath, of the house of Izhar (Ex. 6:21). (b) Benjamite, son of Shimei (1 Chron. 8:19). (c) Benjamite, son of Shashak (1 Chr. 8:23). (d) Benjamite, son

ZIF I. City (1) City in the southernmost part of Judah (Josh. 15:24), identified with ez-Zeifeh, southwest of Kurnûb. (2) Location in the hill country of Judah (Josh. 15:55), near the wilderness and a forest

ZIHA “dryness”. 1. Founder (or perhaps just head) of a family of Nethinim (temple servants), some of whose members returned from exile (Ezra 2:43; Neh. 7:46). 2. Chief of the Nethinim (Neh. 11:21) after the

ZIKLAG City in the extreme south of Judah (Jos. 15:31), assigned to the tribe of Simeon (Jos. 19:5; 1 Chron. 4:30). In Saul’s time, Ziklag belonged to the Philistines. Achish, king of Gath, gave it

ZIMRAM (prob. “antelope”). Son of Abraham and Keturah (Gen. 25:2; 1 Chron. 1:32) and a tribe that descended from him. The identification of him with the Zamareni, an Arab tribe, has been proposed (cf. Pliny,

ZIMRI “belonging to an antelope” (a) Son of Zerah and grandson of Judah (1 Chron. 2:6); in Joseph 7:1, 17, 18 he is named after Zabdi (b) Prince of the tribe of Simeon. Guilty of

ZIN “dwarf palm tree.” Desert crossed by the Israelites heading to Canaan. Zin was near the southern boundary of this country (Num. 13:21). Kadesh-barnea was in this wilderness (Num. 20:1; 27:14; 33:36; Deut. 32:51). It

ZION (a) One of the hills on which the city of Jerusalem rises. The name Zion (Zi’un) appears for the first time in the OT to designate a Jebusite fortress located on this eminence. David