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Ishpan
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
or (Heb. Yishpan', יַשְׁפָּן, prob. hid, but Gesenius bald, Ftrst strong; Sept. Ι᾿εσφάν, Vulg. Jespham one of the "sons" of Shashak, a Benjamite chief resident at Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 8:22). B.C. ante 588. Ish'-tob (Heb.Ish-Tob', אַישׁאּטוֹב, man of Tü b [i.e. good]; Sept. Ι᾿στώβ; Josephus ῎Ιστωβος; Vulg. Ishtob), apparently one of the small kingdoms or states which formed part of the general country of Aram, named with Zobah, Rehob, and Maacah (2 Samuel 10:6; 2 Samuel 10:8). In the parallel account of 1 Chronicles 19 Ishtob is omitted. By Josephus (Ant. 7:6, 1) the name is given as that of a king. But though in the ancient versions the name is given as one word, it is probable that the real signification is "the men of Tob" (q.v.), a district mentioned also in connection with Ammon in the records of Jephthah (Judges 11:35), and again, perhaps, under the shape of TOBIE or TUBIENI, in the history of the Maccabees (1 Maccabees 5:13; 2 Maccabees 12:17).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ishpan'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/i/ishpan.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
