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Naphisi

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Ναφισί Ναφεισεί; Vulg. Nasissin), one of the Temple servants whose "sons" returned from the exile (1 Esdras 5:31); evidently the NEPHISHESIM (q.v.) or NEPHUSIM of the Heb. texts (Nehemiah 7:52; Ezra 2:50).

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