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From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: N By: James P. Boyd

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(rest). (1) A duke of Edom (Gen. 36:13,17¹³And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. (Genesis 36:13)
¹⁷And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. (Genesis 36:17)). (2) Two Levites (1 Chron. 6:26²⁶As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son, (1 Chronicles 6:26); 2 Chron. 31:13¹³And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God. (2 Chronicles 31:13)).

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