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Ezbon

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(bright). (1) A son of Gad (Gen. 46:16¹⁶And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli. (Genesis 46:16)); Ozni (Num. 26:16¹⁶Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites: (Numbers 26:16)). (2) A Benjamite (1 Chron. 7:7⁷And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valor; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four. (1 Chronicles 7:7)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Son of Gad and head of a Gadite family (Gen. 46:16¹⁶And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli. (Genesis 46:16)). Called OZNI in Numb. 26:16¹⁶Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites: (Numbers 26:16).

2. Son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chron. 7:7⁷And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valor; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four. (1 Chronicles 7:7)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

675 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

’Etsbown

Phonic:

ets-bone’

Meaning:

or mEtsbon {ets-bone'}; of uncertain derivation; Etsbon, the name of two Israelites

KJV Usage:

Ezbon

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Great honor; working, hearing or splendor of God:―name of two Israelites [OZNI], Gen. 46:16. {Decus eximium}