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Chenaanah

Chenaanah ke-na'-a-na (kena`anah, feminine form of "Canaan," though others explain it as "toward Canaan"): The name of two men: (1) The fourth-named of the seven sons of Bilham, son of Jediael, of the tribe of...

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Chenaanah ke-na'-a-na (kena`anah, feminine form of "Canaan," though others explain it as "toward Canaan"): The name of two men:

(1) The fourth-named of the seven sons of Bilham, son of Jediael, of the tribe of Benjamin, a leading warrior in the time of David (1Ch 7:10).

(2) Father of the false prophet Zedekiah, who encouraged Ahab against Micaiah (1Ki 22:11, 1Ki 22:24, 2Ch 18:10, 2Ch 18:23).

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