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Shethar-Bozenai

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(sshee' thahr-bahz' ih ni) Persian name perhaps meaning, “Mithra is deliverer.” Persian provincial official who questioned Zerubbabel's right to begin rebuilding the Temple (Ezra 5:3 ,Ezra 5:3,5:6 ) but responded to King Darius' answer by helping the Jews build (Ezra 6:13 ). The name appears in the Elephantine papyri.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Shethar-Bozenai'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​s/shethar-bozenai.html. 1991.
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