Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. V, 1950 Sacred Scripture Peoples and figures

Elisaphan

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ELISAPHAN. - 1. Levite, son of Uzziel, head of the family of the Kohathites (Num. 3:30) at the time of the census of the people of Israel around Sinai. The descendants of his family still appear at the time of David and of Hezekiah (1 Chr. 15:8; 2 Chr. 29:13).

2. A prince or head of the tribe of Zebulun as its representative in the distribution of the Promised Land (Num. 34:25).

Angelo Penna

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V (1950), col. 253.

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Penna, Angelo. “Elisaphan.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, col. 253. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/elisaphan.

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Penna, Angelo. “Elisaphan.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 253. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/elisaphan.

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@incollection{ec5_elisaphan,
  author    = {Penna, Angelo},
  title     = {Elisaphan},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {V},
  pages     = {253},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/elisaphan}
}

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