Shaphat

SHAPHAT sha'-fat (shaphat):iah, one of the 70 men whom Ezekiel saw, in his vision of the Temple, sacrificing to idols (Ezekiel 8:11).

(1) The Simeonite spy (Numbers 13:5, Saphat).

(2) The father of the prophet Elisha (1 Kings 19:16; 2 Kings 3:11, Septuagint Saphath).

(3) A name in the royal genealogy of Judah (1 Chronicles 3:22).

(4) A Gadite (1 Chronicles 5:12).

(5) One of David's herdsmen (1 Chronicles 27:29).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SHAPHAT'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.