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biz -yo -thı̄´a , biz -joth´ja ( בּזיותיה , bizyōtheyāh ; Septuagint αἱ κῶμαι αὐτῶν , hai kō̇mai autō̇n , literally "their villages"; the King James Version Bizjothjah , "place of Jah's olives" (Young), or "contempt of Jah" (Strong)): According to Massoretic Text, a town in the south of Judah, near Beersheba (Joshua 15:28 ). Septuagint reads "and her daughters," only one consonant of Massoretic Text being read differently; and so We, Hollenberg, Di and others The Septuagint has probably preserved the original text (compare Nehemiah 11:27 ).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Biziothiah'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/b/biziothiah.html. 1915.

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Biziothiah