Concept
Name meaning: grace; quiet; rest (Hitchcock)
Common in later times among the Jews in Palestine (Matt. 23:37; Luke 13:34). It is noticeable that this familiar bird is only mentioned in these passages in connection with our Lord’s lamentation over the impenitence of Jerusalem.
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
The hen is nowhere noticed in the Bible except in (Matthew 23:37; Luke 13:34) That a bird so common in Palestine should receive such slight notice is certainly peculiar.
(rest), probably a son of Zephaniah, and apparently the same who is called Josiah in (Zechariah 6:10)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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