Bible Strands
Zephaniah
the name means Jehovah has concealed Easton's Bible Dictionary
Zephaniah, the prophet who wrote the book bearing his name, was the son of Cushi and descendant of Hezekiah.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Jehovah has concealed, or Jehovah of darkness. (1.) The son of Cushi, and great-grandson of Hezekiah, and the ninth in the order of the minor prophets. He prophesied in the days of Josiah, king of Judah (B.C. 641-610), and was contemporary with Jeremiah, with whom he had much in common. The book of his prophecies consists of: (a) An introduction (1:1-6), announcing the judgment of the world, and the judgment upon Israel, because of their transgressions. (b) The description of the judgment (1:7-18). (c) An exhortation to seek God while there is still time (2:1-3). (d) The announcement of judgment on the heathen (2:4-15). (e) The hopeless misery of Jerusalem (3:1-7). (f) The promise of salvation (3:8-20).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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Cushi
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at Zephaniah 1:1.
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Verses that name Zephaniah
- Zephaniah 1:1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah: