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Kish

A man, in the time of Exile and Return · named in 1 verse

the name means a bow Strong's Lexicon

Kish, a Benjamite, was an ancestor of Mordecai, the cousin and guardian of Queen Esther.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

A bow. (1.) A Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chr. 23:21; 24:29).

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Children Shimei

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Esther 2:5.

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