Difference between revisions of "Cherethim"

<p> (Hebrews Kerethim´, בְּרֵתַים, the regular plural of ''Cherethite),'' occurs in this form only in &nbsp;Ezekiel 25:16; &nbsp;Zephaniah 2:5, in the former of which passages it is rendered "Cherethims," and in the latter "Cherethites." The only other passage where the Cherethites are mentioned singly (although in a slightly different form in the original) is &nbsp;1 Samuel 30:14. In all these passages they are expressly named as inhabitants of the southern Philistia, that is, Philistines. The Sept. and [[Syriac]] render the word in these places by Cretans; from which, and the passages in &nbsp;Amos 9:7; &nbsp;Jeremiah 47:4; &nbsp;Deuteronomy 2:23, the conjecture would be strong that the [[Philistines]] sprang from Crete, were it certain that Caphtor means Crete. (See [[Philistine]]); (See [[Caphtor]]). For the other passages in which the word occurs, (See [[Cherethite]]). </p>