CIS (Heb. Qif). - Name of several biblical figures, the best known of whom is the father of Saul (v.) of the tribe of Benjamin, living in Gibeah. In I Sam. 14:51, C. is called the son of Abiel, as is Ner, the father of Abner; in I Par. 8:33; 9:39, however, the genealogy Ner-C.-Saul is given. With various critics, it suffices to add the name Abner in these texts, reading "Ner begot Abner and C. begot Saul." The description "a man of standing" (I Sam. 9:1) probably alludes to a renown C. acquired in some clash with the Philistines, when they were lording it over the Israelite centers. C. was buried in Zela, a city of Benjamin (II Sam. 21:14, Heb.).
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Penna, Angelo. “Cis (Ebr. Qif).” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, col. 1736. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/cis-ebr-qif.
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Penna, Angelo. “Cis (Ebr. Qif).” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 1736. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/cis-ebr-qif.
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author = {Penna, Angelo},
title = {Cis (Ebr. Qif)},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {III},
pages = {1736},
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/cis-ebr-qif}
}
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