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<p> ''''' shē´ḗ ''''' - ''''' ra ''''' ( שׁארה , <i> ''''' she'ĕrāh ''''' </i> ; Codex Alexandrinus Σααρά , <i> ''''' Saara ''''' </i> , Codex Vaticanus omits): A daughter of Ephraim, who, according to the Massoretic Text of 1 Chronicles 7:24 (the King James Version "Sherah"), built the two Beth-horons and Uzzen-sheerah. The verse has been suspected because elsewhere in the Old [[Testament]] the founders of cities are men. Uzzen-sheerah as a place is unidentified; Conder suggests as the site <i> '''''Bēt''''' </i> <i> '''''Sı̄rā''''' </i> , a village 2 miles Southwest of the Lower Beth-horon ( <i> [[Mem]] </i> 3 16). </p> | <p> ''''' shē´ḗ ''''' - ''''' ra ''''' ( שׁארה , <i> ''''' she'ĕrāh ''''' </i> ; Codex Alexandrinus Σααρά , <i> ''''' Saara ''''' </i> , Codex Vaticanus omits): A daughter of Ephraim, who, according to the Massoretic Text of 1 Chronicles 7:24 (the King James Version "Sherah"), built the two Beth-horons and Uzzen-sheerah. The verse has been suspected because elsewhere in the Old [[Testament]] the founders of cities are men. Uzzen-sheerah as a place is unidentified; Conder suggests as the site <i> ''''' Bēt ''''' </i> <i> ''''' Sı̄rā ''''' </i> , a village 2 miles Southwest of the Lower Beth-horon ( <i> [[Mem]] </i> 3 16). </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:20, 15 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Sheerah . A ‘daughter’ of Ephraim, ‘who, according to the MT [Note: Massoretic Text.] of 1 Chronicles 7:24 , built the two Beth-horons and a place of doubtful identity called Uzzenshesrah = ‘portion [? lit. something weighed] of Sheerah.’
Holman Bible Dictionary [2]
1 Chronicles 7:24
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
shē´ḗ - ra ( שׁארה , she'ĕrāh ; Codex Alexandrinus Σααρά , Saara , Codex Vaticanus omits): A daughter of Ephraim, who, according to the Massoretic Text of 1 Chronicles 7:24 (the King James Version "Sherah"), built the two Beth-horons and Uzzen-sheerah. The verse has been suspected because elsewhere in the Old Testament the founders of cities are men. Uzzen-sheerah as a place is unidentified; Conder suggests as the site Bēt Sı̄rā , a village 2 miles Southwest of the Lower Beth-horon ( Mem 3 16).
