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Shiphrah
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(Heb. Shiphrah', שַׁפְרָה, probably brightness, as in Job 26:13; but perhaps Egyptian; Sept. Σεποφώρα ) first named of the two Hebrew midwives who disobeyed Pharaoh's order to kill the male infants, and were rewarded by Divine Providence for their humanity (Exodus 1:15). B.C. cir. 1740.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Shiphrah'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/shiphrah.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Shiphrah'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/shiphrah.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
