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(Hebrews only in the prolonged form Dodava'hu, ãּåֹãָåָäåּ v.r. ãֹּãָåָäåּ , beloved of Jehovah; Sept. Äùäßá v.r. ᾿Ùäßá , Vulg. Dodan), an inhabitant of Mareshah, and father of the Eliezer who predicted the wreck of Jehoshaphat's fleet auxiliary to Ahaziah (2Ch_20:37). B.C. ante 895. In the Jewish traditions Dodavah is the putative son of Jehoshaphat, who was (in reality) his uncle (Jerome, Qu. Heb. ad loc.).