Bible Names, Places, Numbers, Symbols, and Types
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If a name or place has more than one meaning attached to it, or has more than one individual or place attached to it, each variant will be list as follows (2) (3), etc.
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| Zeboiim | Collectives, Gazelles; A border town of the Canaanites (Genesis 10:19), whose king was one of the five Canaanite kings to revolt against the Assyrian kings in the War of Four Against Five Kings (Genesis 14:2); Destroyed along with Sidon and Gomorrah. (Genesis 19) |
| Zemarites | Wooly; Descendants of Canaan; (Genesis 10:19) |
| Zillah | Shade, Shadow, mother of Tubal-Cain, wife of Lamech |
Zoar |
Insignificant or to become small; city which was situated on the southern extremity of the Salt Sea; like Egypt coming to Zoar (Gen 13:10); Previously called Bela (Destruction or Consuming; Swallowing); Moses viewed the Promised Land as far as Zoar (Deuteronomy 34:3); the prophet Isaiah foresaw the periods of great international upheaval and spoke of fugitives from Moab as far as Zoar (Isaiah 15:5), and likewise Jeremiah heard outcries from as far as Zoar (Jeremiah 48:34). |
| Zuzites | Abundance, Fullness; Rephaim; A tribe East of the Jordan River between Bashan and Moab. The Zuzim were conquered by the Elamite King Chedorlaomer. |