Smith's Bible Dictionary Pahathmoab(governor of Moab), head of one of the chief houses of the tribe of Judah. Of the individual or the occasion of his receiving so singular a name nothing is known certainty but as we read in (1 Chronicles 4:22) of a family of Shilonites, of the tribe of Judah, who in very early times "had dominion in Moab," it may be conjectured that this was the origin of the name. Easton's Bible Dictionary Governor of Moab, a person whose descendants returned from the Captivity and assisted in rebuilding Jerusalem (Ezra 2:6; 8:4; 10:30). International Standard Bible Encyclopedia PAHATH-MOABpa'-hath-mo'-ab (pachath mo'abh, "sheik of Moab"; in I Esdras 5:11; 8:31, "Phaath Moab"): A Jewish clan probably named after an ancestor of the above title. Part of the clan returned with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:6; compare Nehemiah 7:11) under two family names, Jeshua and Joab; and a part came back with Ezra (Ezra 8:4). Hashub, a "son of Pahath-moab," is named among the repairers of both the wall and the "tower of the furnaces" at Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:11). It is the name of one of the signatories "sealing" the "sure covenant" of Nehemiah 9:38 (Nehemiah 10:14). Some of the sons of this name had taken "strange wives" (Ezra 10:30) Thesaurus Pahathmoab (6 Occurrences)...Pahathmoab (6 Occurrences). Ezra 2:6 The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve. (WEB KJV). ... /p/pahathmoab.htm - 9k Pa'hath-mo'ab (5 Occurrences) Jeshua (30 Occurrences) Pahath-moab (6 Occurrences) Namely (81 Occurrences) 2818 (1 Occurrence) 2812 (1 Occurrence) Zatthu (1 Occurrence) Zerahiah (4 Occurrences) Resources Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible ThesuarusConcordance Pahathmoab (6 Occurrences)Ezra 2:6 Ezra 8:4 Ezra 10:30 Nehemiah 3:11 Nehemiah 7:11 Nehemiah 10:14 Subtopics Related Terms |