Topic
Allar
3 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Ezra 2:59ISBE
And these were they which went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:
- Nehemiah 7:61ISBE
And these were they which went up also from Tel-melah, Tel-haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.
- 1 Esdras 5:36ISBE
These came up from Thermeleth and Thelersas, Charaathalar leading them, and Aalar;
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references
al'-ar (the King James Version, Aalar; Aalar): Occurring once (1 Esdras 5:36) and used apparently to indicate a place from which certain Jews came on the return from captivity, who could not prove their lineage, and were excluded for this reason from the privileges of the priesthood. HDB identifies with Immer of Ezr 2:59 and Ne 7:61 (which see), but this is not at all certain.
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.