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  2. Battle of Zephath - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Zephath, according to the Hebrew Bible (2 Chronicles 14:9–15), occurred during the period of 911-870 BCE in the reign of King Asa of Judah.It was fought in the Valley of Zephath near Maresha in modern-day Israel between the armies of the Kingdom of Judah under the command of King Asa and that of the Kushites and ancient Egyptians under the command of Zerah the Cushite, who ...

  3. Kingdom of Judah - Wikipedia

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    The Kingdom of Judah was located in the Judean Mountains, stretching from Jerusalem to Hebron and into the Negev Desert.The central ridge, ranging from forested and shrubland-covered mountains gently sloping towards the hills of the Shephelah in the west, to the dry and arid landscapes of the Judaean Desert descending into the Jordan Valley to the east, formed the kingdom's core.

  4. Zerah - Wikipedia

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    According to the Book of Genesis, Zerah was the son of Tamar and Judah, and was the twin of Perez (Genesis 38:30). This same Zerah is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1:3. Zerah is also listed as the ancestor of Achan, who was stoned to death as recounted in the Book of Joshua . Achan is the son of Carmi, a descendant of Zimri ...

  5. Asa of Judah - Wikipedia

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    The resulting peace kept Judah free from Egyptian incursions until the time of Josiah, some centuries later. In Asa's 36th year, King Baasha of Israel attacked the Kingdom of Judah (2 Chronicles 16:1; the Seder Olam and some later commentators take this as the 36th year since the division of the kingdom, not the 36th year of Asa's reign. [17])

  6. 2 Chronicles 14 - Wikipedia

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    This chapter belongs to the section focusing on the kingdom of Judah until its destruction by the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar and the beginning of restoration under Cyrus the Great of Persia (2 Chronicles 10 to 36). [1] The focus of this chapter is the reign of Asa, king of Judah. [4]

  7. Judaean Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The Judaean Mountains formed the heartland of the Kingdom of Judah (930–586 BCE), where the earliest Jewish settlements emerged, and from which Jews are originally descended. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Geography

  8. Tamar (Genesis) - Wikipedia

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    Judah and Tamar, school of Rembrandt. In the Book of Genesis, Tamar (/ ˈ t eɪ m ər /; Hebrew: תָּמָר, Modern: Tamar pronounced, Tiberian: Tāmār pronounced [tʰɔːˈmɔːr], date palm) was the daughter-in-law of Judah (twice), as well as the mother of two of his children: the twins Perez and Zerah.

  9. Busaira, Jordan - Wikipedia

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    Bozrah means sheepfold or enclosure in Hebrew [3] and was a pastoral city [citation needed] in Edom southeast of the Dead Sea.According to the biblical narrative, it was the home city of one of Edom's kings, Jobab son of Zerah (Genesis 36:32–33) and the homeland of Jacob's twin brother, Esau.