Bible Encyclopedia: Serah

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SERAH

se'-ra (serach, "abundance"): Daughter of Asher (Genesis 46:17 Numbers 26:46, the King James Version "Sarah"; 1 Chronicles 7:30).

Strong's Hebrew

8294. Serach -- a daughter of Asher
... 8293, 8294. Serach. 8295 . a daughter of Asher. Transliteration: Serach Phonetic
Spelling: (seh'-rakh) Short Definition: Serah. ... Sarah, Serah. ...
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8556. Timnath Cherec -- "territory of the sun," a village in the ...
... tim-nath kheh'-res) Short Definition: Timnath-heres. Timnath-heres,
Timnath-serah Or Timnath Cerach {tim-nath seh'-rakh}; from Timnah ...
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8556b. Timnath Serech -- "territory of the sun," a village in the ...
... Timnath Serech. 8557 . "territory of the sun," a village in the hill country of
Ephraim. Transliteration: Timnath Serech Short Definition: Timnath-serah. ...
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Library

Chapter xlvi
... And the sons of Asher: Imnah and Ishvah and Ishvi and Beriah; and Serah was
their sister. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xlvi.htm

June 9. "Ye are the Light of the World" (Matt. v. 14).
... Let me dwell in Timnath Serah, Where the sun forever shines, Where the
night and darkness come not, And the day no more declines. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/simpson/days of heaven upon earth /june 9 ye are the.htm

The Testament of Judah Concerning Fortitude, and Love of Money ...
... Judges 14:1 sqq ). The geographical position of Timnath-serah is against
the allusion being to it here. Cf., however, Jubilees, c ...
/.../iv the testament of judah concerning.htm

Letter cviii. To Eustochium.
... of Joshua the son of Nun and of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, exactly opposite
the one to the other; that of Joshua being built at Timnath-serah "on the ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter cviii to eustochium.htm

Against Jovinianus.
The Principal Works of St. Jerome. <. ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/against jovinianus.htm

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Serah

lady of scent; song; the morning star

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Serah

the daughter of Asher, (Genesis 46:17; 1 Chronicles 7:30) called in (Numbers 26:46) SARAH. (B.C. about 1700.)

ATS Bible Dictionary

Serah

A daughter of Asher, thrice named among those who migrated to Egypt, Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:46; 1 Chronicles 7:30. Why she was thus distinguished is unknown, but the rabbis have many fables respecting her.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Abundance; princess, the daughter of Asher and grand-daughter of Jacob (Genesis 46:17); called also Sarah (Numbers 26:46; R.V., "Serah").

Thesaurus

Serah (5 Occurrences)
... Abundance; princess, the daughter of Asher and grand-daughter of Jacob (Genesis
46:17); called also Sarah (Numbers 26:46; RV, "Serah"). Int. ...SERAH. ...
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Timnath-serah (2 Occurrences)
Timnath-serah. Timnathserah, Timnath-serah. Tim'nath-se'rah . Easton's Bible
Dictionary ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. TIMNATH-SERAH. ...
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Timnath-heres (1 Occurrence)
... heos): This is the form of the name given to Joshua's property and place of burial
in Judges 2:9. The name in Joshua 19:50; Joshua 24:30 is Timnath-serah. ...
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Tim'nath-se'rah (2 Occurrences)
Tim'nath-se'rah. Timnath-serah, Tim'nath-se'rah. Timnite . Multi-Version
Concordance ... (See RSV). Timnath-serah, Tim'nath-se'rah. Timnite . Reference Bible
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Timnathheres (1 Occurrence)
... heos): This is the form of the name given to Joshua's property and place of burial
in Judges 2:9. The name in Joshua 19:50; Joshua 24:30 is Timnath-serah. ...
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Timnathserah (2 Occurrences)
... Haris, 10 miles south-west of Shechem. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
TIMNATH-SERAH. tim-nath-se'-ra (timnath cerach; Codex Vaticanus ...
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Jimnah (4 Occurrences)
... Genesis 46:17 And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and
Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel. ...
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Jishvi (4 Occurrences)
... Genesis 46:17 And the sons of Asher: Jimnah, and Jishvah, and Jishvi, and Beriah;
and Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. (DBY). ...
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Joshua (211 Occurrences)
... Having thus subdued the Canaanites, Joshua divided the land among the tribes,
Timnath-serah in Mount Ephraim being assigned to himself as his own inheritance. ...
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Jishvah (2 Occurrences)
... Genesis 46:17 And the sons of Asher: Jimnah, and Jishvah, and Jishvi, and Beriah;
and Serah their sister; and the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. (DBY). ...
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Bible Concordance

Serah (5 Occurrences)

Genesis 46:17 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 26:46 The name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 19:50 According to the commandment of Yahweh, they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnathserah in the hill country of Ephraim; and he built the city, and lived there.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Joshua 24:30 They buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 7:30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Serah

Serah: Daughter of Asher

Related Terms

Timnath-serah (2 Occurrences)

Timnath-heres (1 Occurrence)

Tim'nath-se'rah (2 Occurrences)

Timnathheres (1 Occurrence)

Timnathserah (2 Occurrences)

Jimnah (4 Occurrences)

Jishvi (4 Occurrences)