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Ahuzzath

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

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"Friend" (oriental kings have usually such favorites) of the Philistine king Abimelech in his interview with Isaac (Genesis 26:28). Jerome and the Chaldee Targum explains "a company of friends." The ending -ath appears in other Philistine names, Gath, Goliath, Timnath.

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Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Ahuzzath'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​a/ahuzzath.html. 1949.
 
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