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Dodo
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
or (Hebrews Dodo', דּוֹדוֹ, amatory; but, according to Fü rst, an abbreviation of Dodavah), the name of three men.
1. (Sept. πατράδελφος αὐτοῦ v.r. πατὴρ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ; Vulg. patruus Ahimelech, both apparently as a rendering of "Ahohite" inserted.) A descendant of Issachar, father of Phuah, and grandfather of the judge Tola (Judges 10:1). B.C. considerably ante 1319.
2. (Sept. Δουδί, Δωδαϊ v; Vulg. patruus ejus.) An Ahohite (q.v.), father of Eleazar, who was one of David's three special heroes (2 Samuel 23:9, margin; 1 Chronicles 11:12). B.C. ante 1046. He seems to be the same with the DODAI mentioned in 1 Chronicles 27:4, as commander of the fourth monthly division of the royal troops under David. This latter form of the name occurs in the Hebrew text of 2 Samuel 23:9 (דֹּדֹי ), and is favored by the Sept. as well as by Josephus (Ant. 7:12, 4, Δώδειος ); and is believed by Kennicott (Dissertation, page 134), who has examined these lists with great minuteness, to be the correct one. The Jewish tradition (Jerome, Qu. Hebr. on 1 Chronicles 11:12) was that Dodo was the brother of Jesse.
3. (Sept. Δουσὶ πατράδελφος αὐτοῦ, and Δωδωαί v.r. Δωδωέ; Vulg. patruus jus.) A Bethlehemite, and father of the Elhanan who was one of David's thirty heroes (2 Samuel 23:24; 1 Chronicles 11:26). B.C. ante 1046.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Dodo'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/d/dodo.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
