Shaphat
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) · International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
THE DICTIONARY — Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
judge. (1.) One of the spies. He represented the tribe of Simeon (Numbers 13:5). (2.) The father of Elisha (1 Kings 19:16-19). (3.) One of David’s chief herdsmen (1 Chronicles 27:29).
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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), general editor James Orr — public domain, printed whole.
sha'-fat (shaphat):iah, one of the 70 men whom Ezekiel saw, in his vision of the Temple, sacrificing to idols (Eze 8:11).
(1) The Simeonite spy (Nu 13:5, Saphat).
(2) The father of the prophet Elisha (1Ki 19:16; 2Ki 3:11, Septuagint Saphath).
(3) A name in the royal genealogy of Judah (1Ch 3:22).
(4) A Gadite (1Ch 5:12).
(5) One of David's herdsmen (1Ch 27:29).