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Rhesa

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

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Son of Zerubbabel in Christ's genealogy (Luke 3:27). Lord A. Hervey conjectures Rhesa to be no person, but the title of Zerubbabel, rosh , i.e. "prince," thereby removing a difficulty in reconciling Matthew's with Luke's genealogy.

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Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Rhesa'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​r/rhesa.html. 1949.
 
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