McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Ithreim

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Ithreim


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(Heb. Yithream', éַúְøְòָí , superabundance of the people; Sept. É᾿åèåñáÜì , É᾿åèñÜì ; Josephus ÃåèñáÜìçò [Ant. 7:i, 4]), David's sixth son, born of Eglah in Hebron (2Sa_3:5; 1Ch_3:3). B.C. 1045. In the ancient Jewish traditions (Jerome, Qucest. Heb. in 2Sa_3:5; 2Sa_5:23) Eglah is said to have been Michal, and to have died in ‘giving birth to Ithream: but this is at variance with the Bible.