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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia · 1915

Ishvi

ish'-vi (yishwi, "equal"):

(1) The third son of Asher (Genesis 46:17; 1 Chronicles 7:30), and founder of the family of the Ishvites (Numbers 26:44, the King James Version "Jesuites"), the King James Version "Isui," "Jesui," and "Ishui."

(2) The name is also found among the sons of Saul (1 Samuel 14:49), the King James Version "Ishui."

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.