Zeruiah
Zeruiah
pain or tribulation of the Lord
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock.
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Zeruiah
(balsam), the mother of the three leading heroes of David's army-Abishai, Joah and Asahel- known as the "sons of Zeruiah." Of Zeruiah's husband there is no mention in the Bible. (B.C. before 1046.)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) , by William Smith.
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Zeruiah
stricken of the Lord, David's sister, and the mother of Abishai, Joab, and Asahel (1 Chr. 2:16), who were the three leading heroes of David's army, and being his nephews, they were admitted to the closest companionship with him.