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Sophereth
(writing). “The children of Sophereth” were a family who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel among the descendants of Solomon’s servants. (Ezra 2:55; Nehemiah 7:57) (B.C. before 536.)
In the Bible
2
Verses where Sophereth is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Ezra 2:55
The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Hassophereth, the descendants of Peruda,
- Nehemiah 7:57
The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Perida,
Scripture on Sophereth
2
Sophereth references
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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