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Azgad
(strength of fortune). The children of Azgad, to the number of 1222 (2322 according to) (Nehemiah 7:17) were among the laymen who returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:12; 8:12) With the other heads of the People they joined in the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:15) (B.C. 536.)
In the Bible
4
Verses where Azgad is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Ezra 2:12
the descendants of Azgad, 1,222;
- Ezra 8:12
from the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men;
- Nehemiah 7:17
the descendants of Azgad, 2,322;
- Nehemiah 10:15
Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
Scripture on Azgad
4
Azgad references
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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