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Hadrach

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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Name occurring in Zechariah 9:1. The connection seems to indicate that it was the country in which Damascus was situated, or a neighboring locality. The Septuagint translates the name as "Sedrach." It has been suggested that Hadrach may be the name of a Damascene deity, or of a king of Damascus.

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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Hadrach'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​h/hadrach.html. 1901.
 
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