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Pahath-moab
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
Governor of Moab, a person whose descendants returned from the Captivity and assisted in rebuilding Jerusalem (Ezra 2:6; 8:4; 10:30).
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
PA'HATH-MO'AB (governor of Moah), the head of one of the principal families of the tribe of Judah, whose descendants returned with Zerubbabel, Ezr 2:6; Rom 8:4; Ezr 10:30; Neh 3:11; Neh 7:11; Num 10:14. With respect to the name, it may be noticed that, according to 1 Chr 4:22, a family of Shilonites, of the tribe of Judah, had in early times "dominion in Moab."
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
ruler of Moab
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
PA'HATH-MO'AB (governor of Moah), the head of one of the principal families of the tribe of Judah, whose descendants returned with Zerubbabel, Ezr 2:6; Rom 8:4; Ezr 10:30; Neh 3:11; Neh 7:11; Num 10:14. With respect to the name, it may be noticed that, according to 1 Chr 4:22, a family of Shilonites, of the tribe of Judah, had in early times "dominion in Moab."