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Easton's Bible Dictionary - Bilshan

Bilshan [N] [H] [S]

son of the tongue; i.e., "eloquent", a man of some note who returned from the Captivity with Zerubbabel ( Ezra 2:2 ; Nehemiah 7:7 ).

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M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography Information

Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Bilshan". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary - Bilshan

Bilshan [N] [E] [S]

in the tongue
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names. Public Domain. Copy freely.
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[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Hitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Bilshan'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names". . New York, N.Y., 1869.

Smith's Bible Dictionary - Bilshan

Bilshan [N] [E] [H]

(eloquent ), one of Zerubbabels companions on his expedition from Babylon. ( Ezra 2:2 ; Nehemiah 7:7 ) (B.C. 536).

[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
Bibliography Information

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

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bilshan

BILSHAN

bil'-shan (bilshan):

An Israelite who returned with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2 = Nehemiah 7:7). The name may be explained as the "inquirer" (new Hebrew and Aramaic), balash, the ("b" being an abbreviation of ben, as in bidhqar, and bimhal. Bilshan would then be a compound of ben, and lashon. J. Halevy (Revue etudes juives, X, 3)) translates the name "pere de la langue," 'abh lashon. In 1 Esdras 5:8, he is called "Beelsarus," which is akin to the form "Belshar" = "Belshar-uccur" or "O Bel, protect king." Bilshan points to "Belsun," "his lord." The rabbis take Bilshan as a surname to the preceding

Mordecai. H. J. Wolf

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BILSHAN'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.