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Zimmah

Disambiguation

The source enumerates 3 distinct subjects under Zimmah. Jump to one below, or read in order.

  1. 1.A Gershonite Levite (1 Chr.
  2. 2.Another Gershonite Levite (1 Chr.
  3. 3.The father of Joah (2 Chr.

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  1. Zimmah (1)

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    A Gershonite Levite (1 Chr. 6:20).

  2. Zimmah (2)

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    Another Gershonite Levite (1 Chr. 6:42).

  3. Zimmah (3)

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    The father of Joah (2 Chr. 29:12).

Also from Smith's (1884) +

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A Gershonite Levite, son of Jahath. (1 Chronicles 6:20) (B.C. after 1706.) Another Gershonite, son of Shimei, (1 Chronicles 6:42) possibly the same as the preceding. Father of ancestor of Joab, a Gershonite in the reign of Hezekiah. (2 Chronicles 29:12) (B.C. before 726.) At a much earlier period we find the same collocation of names, Zimmah and Joah as father and son. (1 Chronicles 6:20)

In the Bible

3

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

  • 1 Chronicles 6:20

    Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

  • 1 Chronicles 6:42

    the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

  • 2 Chronicles 29:12

    Then the Levites set to work: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;

Scripture on Zimmah

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Entries that reference Zimmah

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Zimmah references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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