people of God. One of the twelve spies sent by Moses to search the land of Canaan ( Numbers 13:12 ). He was one of the ten who perished by the plague for their unfavourable report ( Numbers 14:37 ). The father of Machir of Lo-debar, in whose house Mephibosheth resided ( 2 Samuel 9:4 2 Samuel 9:5 ; 17:27 ). The father of Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, and afterwards of David ( 1 Chronicles 3:5 ). He is called Eliam in 2 Samuel 11:3 . One of the sons of Obed-edom the Levite ( 1 Chronicles 26:5 ). These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
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