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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia · 1915

Ishvah

ish'-va (yishwah, "even," "level"; the King James Version Ishuah and Isuah):

Second son of Asher (Genesis 46:17; 1 Chronicles 7:30). As only the families of his brothers Ishvi, etc., are mentioned in Numbers 26:44, the supposition is that he left no issue.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, general editor (Chicago: Howard-Severance, 1915). Public domain. Text as published by biblestudytools.com. From the Encyclosphere, the open network of encyclopedias run by the Knowledge Standards Foundation.