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Paruah

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Named at 1 Kings 4:17 as the father of Jehoshaphat: “Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar”.

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  • 1KI 4:7–19, engwebp

    7Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for a month in the year.

    8These are their names: Ben Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;

    9Ben Deker, in Makaz, in Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;

    10Ben Hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);

    11Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, as wife);

    12Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;

    13Ben Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, belonged to him; and the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars, belonged to him);

    14Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;

    15Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife);

    16Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;

    17Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

    18Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

    19Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer who was in the land.

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  • Paruah — Father of — Jehoshaphat (son of Paruah)

    Evidence: 1 Kings 4:7–19

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Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;

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Entry: Paruah (person-paruah)
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Current wording: Named at 1 Kings 4:17 as the father of Jehoshaphat: “Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar”.
Cited evidence: 1KI 4:7–19, engwebp
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