Topic
Chezib
3 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 38:5Easton · Smith · Nave Birthplace of Shelah
And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
- Joshua 15:44Nave And ACHZIB
And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
- 1 Chronicles 4:22Nave Probably identical with CHOZEBA
And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Deceitful, a town where Shelah, the son of Judah, was born (Gen. 38:5). Probably the same as Achzib (q.v.).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
ke'-zib.
See ACHZIB (1).
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.