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Susanna

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Σουσάννα v.r. Σωσάννα; i.e. שׁוֹשִׁנָּה, Shoshanndh, a lily [q.v.]), the name of two females in the Bible. The name likewise occurs in Diod. Sic. as that of the daughter of Ninus (2, 6); and Sheshan (1 Chronicles 2:31; 1 Chronicles 2:34-35) is of the same origin and meaning (Gesen. Thesaur. s.v.).

I. The heroine of the story of the Judgment of Daniel in the Apocrypha, otherwise called.

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