International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Gotholias

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Gotholias


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goth-ō̇-lı̄´as (Γοθολίας, Gotholı́as): Father of Josias, one of the sons of Elam who returned from Babylon with Ezra (1 Esdras 8:33). The name corresponds to Athaliah, the Greek G being substituted for the Hebrew guttural ‛ayin, as in Gomorrah, Gaza, etc. Taken with , the name would seem to have been used for both men and women.