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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34452" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34452" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> Micah 1:10. ("dust", which the following words, "roll thyself in the dust," allude to). [[Identified]] by Winer with [[Ophrah]] of [[Benjamin]] (Joshua 18:28); or, as [[Rabbi]] Tanchum, a town near Jerusalem. The prophet tells his countrymen not to declare their sorrow in hostile Gath, but in their own cities. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38524" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38524" /> == | ||
Micah 1:10 | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49437" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49437" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> APHRAH </strong> . | <p> <strong> APHRAH </strong> . See Beth-le-Aphrah. </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_64680" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_64680" /> == | ||
<p> The margin of | <p> The margin of Micah 1:10 explains the name as 'house of dust,' so that there is a play upon the word 'dust:' 'in the house of dust roll thyself in the dust.' The LXX read 'the house in derision.' It may refer to OPHRAHin Joshua 18:23; 1 Samuel 13:17 , a city in the tribe of Benjamin. </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71375" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71375" /> == | ||
<p | <p> Aph'rah. ((house of) dust). A place mentioned in Micah 1:10. Its site is uncertain. </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_763" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_763" /> == | ||
<p> '''''af´ra''''' : the | <p> '''''af´ra''''' : the King James [[Version]] form for the [[Revised]] Version (British and American) Beth-Le- 'APHRAH (Micah 1:10 ). </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_20558" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_20558" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb., Aphrah', | <p> (Heb., Aphrah', עִפְרָה ), another form of the name OPHRAH (See [[Ophrah]]) (Micah 1:10). (See [[Beth-Leaphrah]]). </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Revision as of 20:43, 11 October 2021
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [1]
Micah 1:10. ("dust", which the following words, "roll thyself in the dust," allude to). Identified by Winer with Ophrah of Benjamin (Joshua 18:28); or, as Rabbi Tanchum, a town near Jerusalem. The prophet tells his countrymen not to declare their sorrow in hostile Gath, but in their own cities.
Holman Bible Dictionary [2]
Micah 1:10
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]
APHRAH . See Beth-le-Aphrah.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [4]
The margin of Micah 1:10 explains the name as 'house of dust,' so that there is a play upon the word 'dust:' 'in the house of dust roll thyself in the dust.' The LXX read 'the house in derision.' It may refer to OPHRAHin Joshua 18:23; 1 Samuel 13:17 , a city in the tribe of Benjamin.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [5]
Aph'rah. ((house of) dust). A place mentioned in Micah 1:10. Its site is uncertain.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [6]
af´ra : the King James Version form for the Revised Version (British and American) Beth-Le- 'APHRAH (Micah 1:10 ).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [7]
(Heb., Aphrah', עִפְרָה ), another form of the name OPHRAH (See Ophrah) (Micah 1:10). (See Beth-Leaphrah).
References
- ↑ Aphrah from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Aphrah from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Aphrah from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Aphrah from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Aphrah from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Aphrah from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Aphrah from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
