Chozeba
כֹּזֵבָא/koh-ZEE-buh/
“Deceitful or lying”
Summary
A city in Judah, probably identical with Chezib and Achzib, whose inhabitants are mentioned among the descendants of Shelah.
☩Identity and Location
Chozeba appears in the genealogy of Judah, where 'the men of Chozeba' are named among the descendants of Shelah, Judah's son. The name means 'deceitful' or 'lying.' The similarity to Chezib, where Shelah was born, and to Achzib of Joshua 15:44 strongly suggests these are the same place under different names. Lieutenant Conder proposed identifying it with the ruin Kueziba, northeast of Hebron, where ancient houses still stand eight to ten feet high.
Key verses:1 Chronicles 4:22Genesis 38:5Joshua 15:44
Related Verses1 mention
1 Chronicles· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Chozeba," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. II (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Chozeba," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.George Morrish, "Chozeba," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Chozeba," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).