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Mizzah

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Heb. Mizzah', מַזָּה , despair; Sept. Μοζέ, in Chronicles Μοχέ ), the last named of the four sons of Reuel, the son of Esau by Bashemath (Genesis 36:13; 1 Chronicles 1:37), and a petty chieftain of the Edomites (Genesis 36:17). B.C. considerably post 1927. The settlements of his descendants are believed by Mr. Forster (Hist. Geog. of Arab. 2:55) to be indicated in the μεσανίτης κόλπος, or Phrat-Misan, at the head of the Persian Gulf.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Mizzah'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​m/mizzah.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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