Quick Reference DictionaryParahParah
the heifer, a town in Benjamin ( Joshua 18:23 ), supposed to be identical with the ruins called Far'ah, about 6 miles north-east of Jerusalem, in the Wady Far'ah, which is a branch of the Wady Kelt.
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
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Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. "Entry for Parah". "Easton's Bible Dictionary".
a cow; increasing
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Bibliography InformationHitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Parah'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names".
(heifer-town ) one of the cities in the territory allotted to Benjamin, named only in the lists of the conquest. ( Joshua 18:23 )
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Bibliography InformationSmith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Parah'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary".
PARAH
pa'-ra, par'-a (ha-parah; Codex Vaticanus Phara; Codex Alexandrinus Aphar):
A city named as in the territory of Benjamin between Avvim and Ophrah (Joshua 18:23). It may with some confidence be identified with Farah on Wady Farah, which runs into Wady Suweinit, about 3 miles Northeast of `Anata.
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