Bible Dictionary
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Sharon, Saron
Places & Geography - Both
Sharon, or Saron, was a broad and fertile plain along the Mediterranean coast, known for its beauty, flowers, pasture, and agricultural abundance. It is mentioned in both Old and New Testament passages.
Sharonite
People & Groups - Old Testament
A Sharonite was a person from the plain of Sharon. Shitrai, who cared for David’s royal herds, is the only person explicitly given this designation.
Sharuhen
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Sharuhen was a city allotted to Simeon within the territory of Judah. It is also called Shilhim and Shaaraim in related biblical lists.
Shashai
People & Groups - Old Testament
Shashai was one of the sons of Bani who had married a foreign wife during the period of Ezra’s reforms.
Shashak
People & Groups - Old Testament
Shashak was a Benjamite and the founder or representative ancestor of a Benjamite family.
Shaul
People & Groups - Old Testament
Shaul is a biblical personal name meaning “asked.” Several Old Testament individuals bear this name, including a king of Edom and a descendant of Simeon.
Shaveh
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Shaveh was a valley called the King’s Valley. It is mentioned in connection with Abraham’s meeting with the king of Sodom and with Absalom’s monument.
Shaveh Kiriathaim
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Shaveh Kiriathaim was the plain or valley near Kiriathaim where Chedorlaomer defeated the Emim. The place belonged to the region later associated with Moab.
Shaveh, Valley of
Places & Geography - Old Testament
The Valley of Shaveh was the ancient name of the King’s Valley, the place where Abraham met the king of Sodom after the battle with the eastern kings.
SHAVING
Jewish Life & Customs - Old Testament
Shaving could express mourning, fulfill a Nazirite obligation after a vow, or signify humiliation and devastation. Israelite law restricted shaving the edges of the beard, while cutting the beard could be a serious insult.
Shavsha
Government & Society - Old Testament
Shavsha was David’s state secretary or royal scribe. He is identified with Seraiah, Sheva, and Shisha in parallel biblical accounts.
Shawm
Objects & Symbols - Old Testament
A shawm was a wind instrument resembling a clarinet. The term appears in an older English rendering of Psalm 98:6 for an instrument otherwise translated as a cornet.
Sheal
People & Groups - Old Testament
Sheal was one of the sons of Bani who had married a foreign wife and was listed among those addressed during Ezra’s reforms.
Shealtiel
People & Groups - Old Testament
Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel and belonged to the royal line connected with the restoration after the exile. He is also called Salathiel in Greek forms of the name.
Shear-Jashub
Prophecy - Old Testament
Shear-jashub was the symbolic name of Isaiah’s son. It means “a remnant shall return” and expressed Isaiah’s message that a remnant of Israel would return to the Lord.
Sheariah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Sheariah was a descendant of Saul and one of the sons of Azel in the genealogical records of Benjamin.
Shearing-house
Places & Geography - Old Testament
The shearing-house was a place between Samaria and Jezreel where Jehu encountered and killed forty-two members of the royal family of Judah. The Hebrew name may also be a proper place-name.
Shearinghouse, The
Places & Geography - Old Testament
The Shearinghouse was a place on the road between Jezreel and Samaria where Jehu encountered and killed forty-two members of Judah’s royal family.
Shearjashub
People & Groups - Old Testament
Shearjashub, meaning “a remnant shall return,” was the symbolic name of Isaiah’s son. His name expressed a message of judgment tempered by hope for a returning remnant.
Sheba
People & Groups - Old Testament
Sheba is the name of several biblical persons, a town in Simeon, and the Arabian kingdom famed for its spices and wealth. Sheba’s queen visited Solomon, and Sheba son of Bichri later led a revolt against David.
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