Dehavites

Dehavites, [N] [E]

mentioned only once in Scripture, ( Ezra 4:9 ) among the colonists planted in Samaria after the completion of the captivity of Israel. They are probably the Dai or Dahi, mentioned by Herodotus (i. 125) among the nomadic tribes of Persia.


[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Dehavites,'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.