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== | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49772" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> [[Birsha]] </strong> (etym. and meaning unknown). King of [[Gomorrah]] at the time of Chedorlaomer’s invasion ( [[Genesis]] 14:2 ). </p> | |||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71697" /> == | |||
<p> '''Bir'sha.''' ''(son of godlessness).'' [[A]] king of Gomorrah. Genesis 14:2. </p> | |||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34801" /> == | |||
<p> King of Gomorrah, at Chedorlaomer's invasion ( Genesis 14:2). </p> | |||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65252" /> == | |||
<p> King of Gomorrah. Genesis 14:2 . </p> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38968" /> == | |||
Genesis 14:2 | |||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30762" /> == | |||
Genesis 14:2 | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1939" /> == | |||
<p> '''''bûr´sha''''' ( בּרשׁע , <i> '''''bı̄rsha‛''''' </i> ): King of Gomorrah ( Genesis 14:2 ), who joined the league against Chedorlaomer. The name is probably corrupt; some have tried to explain it as בּרשׁע , <i> '''''beresha‛''''' </i> , "with wickedness," a name purposely used by the writer in referring to this king. </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_25727" /> == | |||
<p> (Heb. Birsha', בִּרְשִׁע, for בֶּןאּרָשִׁע '', son of wickedness;'' Sept. Βαρσά ), a king of Gomorrah, succored by [[Abraham]] in the invasion by [[Chedorlaomer]] ( Genesis 14:2). [[B.C.]] cir. 2080. </p> | |||
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<ref name=" | <ref name="term_49772"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/birsha Birsha from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_71697"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/birsha Birsha from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_34801"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/birsha Birsha from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_34801"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/birsha Birsha from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_65252"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/birsha Birsha from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_38968"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/birsha Birsha from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_38968"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/birsha Birsha from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name=" | <ref name="term_30762"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/birsha Birsha from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_1939"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/birsha Birsha from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_1939"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/birsha Birsha from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> |