Father of welfare; i.e., “fortunate.” (1.) The grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:4).
(2.) The son of Phinehas the high priest (1 Chr. 6:4, 5, 50; Ezra 7:5).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Person
Abishua
Name meaning: father of salvation (Hitchcock)
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(father of deliverance).
Son of Bela, of the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:4)
Son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, and father of Bukki, in the genealogy of the high priests. (1 Chronicles 6:4,5,50,51; Ezra 7:4,5)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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