Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. II, 1949 Sacred Scripture Peoples and figures

Berzellai

BERZELLAI

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BERZELLAI (HEBREW BARZILLAI). - A wealthy landowner of Rogelim in Gilead. He hosted David as a fugitive because of Absalom's rebellion (II Sam. 17:27). Later invited by the grateful king to settle with him in Jerusalem, he politely refused on account of his advanced age: 80 years (ibid. 19:31-39). His descendants shared the fortunes of the people of Israel (I Kings 2:7). In the time of Ezra and Nehemiah some of them, being unable to prove their belonging to the priestly class, were deprived of the office they had exercised until then (Ezra 2:61; Neh. 7:63). A B., a native of Molathi (Mebalah), was the father of Michal's husband, Hadriel (II Sam. 21:8).

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II (1949), col. 1487.

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Penna, Angelo. “Berzellai (Ebr. Barzillaj).” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, col. 1487. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/berzellai-ebr-barzillaj.

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Penna, Angelo. “Berzellai (Ebr. Barzillaj).” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 1487. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/berzellai-ebr-barzillaj.

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@incollection{ec2_berzellai_ebr_barzillaj,
  author    = {Penna, Angelo},
  title     = {Berzellai (Ebr. Barzillaj)},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {II},
  pages     = {1487},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/berzellai-ebr-barzillaj}
}

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