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Arphaxad

Smith's Bible Dictionary

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Arphax'ad. (stronghold of the Chaldees).

1. The son of Shem and ancestor of Eber. Genesis 10:22; Genesis 10:24; Genesis 11:10.

2. Arphaxad, a king "who reigned over the Medes in Ecbatana," Judith 1:1-4; perhaps the same as Phraortes, who fell in a battle with the Assyrians, 633 B.C.

Bibliography Information
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Arphaxad'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​a/arphaxad.html. 1901.
 
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