(a rib), a city in the allotment of Benjamin, (Joshua 18:28) contained the family tomb of Kish,
the father of Saul. (2 Samuel 21:14) [Perhaps the same as Zelzah]
Zelok
(fissure), an Ammonite, one of David’s guard. (2 Samuel 23:37; 1 Chronicles 11:39)
Zelophehad
(first-born), son of Zepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh. (Joshua 17:3) (B.C.
before 1450.) He was apparently the second son of Hepher. (1 Chronicles 7:15) Zelophehad came
out of Egypt with Moses, but died in the wilderness, as did the whole of that generation. (Numbers
14:35; 27:3) On his death without male heirs, his five daughters, just after the second numbering
in the wilderness, came before Moses and Eleazar to claim the inheritance of their father in the
tribe of Manasseh. The claim was admitted by divine direction. (Numbers 26:33; 27:1-11)
Zelotes
the epithet given to the apostle Simon to distinguish him from Simon Peter. (Luke 6:15)
[Canaanite, The; Simon, 5]
Zelzah
(shadow), a place named once only, (1 Samuel 10:2) as on the boundary of Benjamin close to
Rachel’s sepulchre, five miles southwest of Jerusalem.
Zemaraim
(double fleece of wool), a town in the allotment of Benjamin, (Joshua 18:22) perhaps identical
with Mount Zemaraim, mentioned in (2 Chronicles 13:4) only, which was “in Mount Ephraim,”
that is to say, within the general district of the highlands of that great tribe. (2 Chronicles 13:4)
Zemarite, The
one of the Hamite tribes who in the genealogical table of (Genesis 10:18) and 1Chr 1:16 Are
represented as “sons of Canaan.” Nothing is certainly known of this ancient tribe. The old interpreters
place them at Emessa, the modern Hums.
Zemira
(a song), one of the sons of Becher the son of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 7:8) (B.C. after 1706.)
Zenan
(pointed), a town in the allotment of Judah, situated in the district of the Shefelah. (Joshua
15:37) It is probably identical with Zaanan. (Micah 1:11)
Zenas
a believer, and, as may be inferred from the context, a preacher of the gospel, who is mentioned
in (Titus 3:13) in connection with Apollos. He is further described as “the lawyer.” It is impossible
to determine whether Zenas was a Roman jurisconsult or a Jewish doctor.
Zephaniah
(hidden by Jehovah).
•The ninth in order of the twelve minor prophets. His pedigree is traced to his fourth ancestor,
Hezekiah, (Zephaniah 1:1) supposed to be the celebrated king of that name. The chief characteristics
of this book are the unity and harmony of the composition, the grace, energy and dignity of its
style, and the rapid and effective alternations of threats and promises. The general tone of the last
portion is Messianic, but without any specific reference to the person of our Lord. The date of the
book is given in the inscription—viz, the reign of Josiah, from 642 to 611 B.C. It is most probable
moreover, that the prophecy was delivered before the eighteenth year of Josiah.
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