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Person

Sippai

Also called Saph

Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first in 1 Chronicles 20:4. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

In the Bible

All 1 verse in 1 Chronicles, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

1 Chronicles

  • 1 Chronicles 20:4

    Some time later, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were subdued.

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

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Extension, the son of the giant whom Sibbechai slew (2 Sam. 21:18); called also Sippai (1 Chr. 20:4).

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