Difference between revisions of "Bezai"
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== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71893" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71893" /> == | ||
<p> '''Be'za-i.''' ''( | <p> '''Be'za-i.''' ''(Conqueror).'' "Children of Bezai," to the number of 328, returned from captivity with [[Zerubbabel]] Ezra 2:17; Nehemiah 7:23; Nehemiah 10:18. </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65150" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65150" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_25258" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_25258" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb. Betsay', בֵּצָי '','' probably the same name as | <p> (Heb. Betsay', בֵּצָי '','' probably the same name as BESAI; Sept. Βασσού, Βασί, and Βησεί, v. r. Βασσής, Βεσεϊ v, and Βησί ), the head of one of the families who returned from the [[Babylonian]] captivity to the number of 324, including himself ( Ezra 2:17; Nehemiah 7:23). B.C. 536. He was perhaps one of those that sealed the covenant ( Nehemiah 10:18). B.C. 410. </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2084" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2084" /> == | ||
<p> '''''bē´zā̇''''' -'''''ı̄''''' ( בּצי , <i> '''''bēcay''''' </i> , "shining"(?)): </p> <p> (1) | <p> '''''bē´zā̇''''' -'''''ı̄''''' ( בּצי , <i> '''''bēcay''''' </i> , "shining"(?)): </p> <p> (1) A chief who with Nehemiah sealed the covenant ( Nehemiah 10:18 ). </p> <p> (2) The descendants of Bezai returned with Zerubbabel to [[Jerusalem]] (323, Ezra 2:17; 324, Nehemiah 7:23 = Bassai, 1 [[Esdras]] 5:16). </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Revision as of 10:50, 13 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Bezai 1 . One of those who sealed the covenant ( Nehemiah 10:18 ). 2 . The eponym of a family that returned with Zerub. ( Ezra 2:17 , Nehemiah 7:23 ) = Bassai of 1Es 5:16 .
Smith's Bible Dictionary [2]
Be'za-i. (Conqueror). "Children of Bezai," to the number of 328, returned from captivity with Zerubbabel Ezra 2:17; Nehemiah 7:23; Nehemiah 10:18.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [3]
One whose descendants returned from exile, and one who sealed the covenant. Ezra 2:17; Nehemiah 7:23; Nehemiah 10:18 .
Holman Bible Dictionary [4]
Ezra 2:17 Nehemiah 10:18
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
(Heb. Betsay', בֵּצָי , probably the same name as BESAI; Sept. Βασσού, Βασί, and Βησεί, v. r. Βασσής, Βεσεϊ v, and Βησί ), the head of one of the families who returned from the Babylonian captivity to the number of 324, including himself ( Ezra 2:17; Nehemiah 7:23). B.C. 536. He was perhaps one of those that sealed the covenant ( Nehemiah 10:18). B.C. 410.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [6]
bē´zā̇ -ı̄ ( בּצי , bēcay , "shining"(?)):
(1) A chief who with Nehemiah sealed the covenant ( Nehemiah 10:18 ).
(2) The descendants of Bezai returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (323, Ezra 2:17; 324, Nehemiah 7:23 = Bassai, 1 Esdras 5:16).
