Ithrite

ITHRITE

ith'-rit (yithri, "excellence," "preeminence"):

A family in Israel, whose home was Kiriath-jearim (1 Chronicles 2:53). Among the 37 heroes of David, two are mentioned who belonged to this family, Ira and Gareb (2 Samuel 23:38; 1 Chronicles 11:40).


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