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ith´ra ( יתרא , yithrā ), "abundance"): The father of Amasa, commanding general in the rebel army of Absalom. It seems that his mother was Abigail, a sister or half-sister of King David ( 1 Chronicles 2:17 ). She is called the sister of Zeruiah, Joab's mother (2 Samuel 17:25 ). In this same passage Ithra is called an "Israelite," but in 1 Chronicles 2:17; 1 Kings 2:5 , 1 Kings 2:32 , we read: "Jether the Ishmaelite.»

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

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