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Ahlai

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Hebrew Achlay', אְְחליְ, perh. ornamental), the name of a woman and also of a man.

1. (Sept. Ἀαδαϊ v v. r. Δαδαί .) The daughter and only child of Sheshan, a descendant of Judah, married to her father's Egyptian slave Jarha (q.v.), by whom she had Attai (1 Chronicles 2:31; 1 Chronicles 2:34-35). B.C. prob. ante 1658.

2. (Sept. Ο᾿λί v. r. Ἀχαϊά .) The father of Zabad, which latter was one of David's body-guard (1 Chronicles 11:41). B.C. ante 1046.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ahlai'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/ahlai.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.