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Ithra

(excellence), an Israelite, (2 Samuel 17:25) or Ishmaelite, (1 Chronicles 2:17) the father of Amasa by Abigail, David’s sister. (B.C. before 1023.)

In the Bible

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Verses where Ithra is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 2 Samuel 17:25

    Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.

Scripture on Ithra

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Entries that reference Ithra

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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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