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Naamite

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Heb. Neadsmzi', נִעֲמַי; Sept. Νοεμανί ), a title of the family descended from NAAMAN (See NAAMAN) (q.v.), the grandson of Benjamin (Numbers 25:40). The name is a contraction, of a kind which does not often occur in Hebrew. Accordingly the Samaritan Codex presents it at length "the Naamanites."

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