McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Zorathite

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Zorathite


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(Heb. Tsorathi', öָøְòָúַé , patronymic from Zorah; Sept. Óáñáèß v.r. Á᾿ñáèß ; Vulg. Sorathi; A.V. “Zorathites”), a designation of the inhabitants of Zorah (q.v.), mentioned in 1Ch_4:2 as descended from Shobal, one of the sons of Judah, who in 2, 52 is stated to have founded Kirjath jearim, from which again “the Zareathites and the Eshtaulites” were colonized. SEE ZAREATHITE; SEE ZORITE.