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Harhas

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Harhas or Hasrah was the father of Shallum's wife.

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Also known as Hasrah

Harhas, also known as Hasrah, was the father of Shallum's wife. Shallum was the keeper of the wardrobe during the reign of King Josiah of Judah. When Hilkiah the high priest found the Book of the Law in the temple, King Josiah sent a delegation, including Shallum, to consult with the prophetess Huldah. Huldah was the wife of Shallum, making her Harhas' daughter-in-law. No other information is provided about Harhas in the Bible. (2Ki.22.14; 2Ch.34.22).

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Harhas Hitchcock Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)

anger; heat of confidence

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Harhas Hastings Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible (1898)

HAR'HAS (very poor), an ancestor of Shallum, 2 Kgs 22:14; called Hasrah in 2 Chr 34:22.

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Harhas Schaff Schaff’s Dictionary of the Bible

HAR'HAS (very poor), an ancestor of Shallum, 2 Kgs 22:14; called Hasrah in 2 Chr 34:22.

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Easton (1897), Smith (1863), Hitchcock (1869), Hastings (1898) and Schaff are in the public domain. Parsed text: neuu-org/bible-dictionary-dataset (CC BY 4.0). Headwords and whitespace normalised for this site.

Where Harhas appears

2 verses in 2 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H2745

2 Kings1
2 Chronicles1

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