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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Zareth-shahar". Easton's Bible Dictionary. T. Nelson and Sons.
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References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Kanah". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons. (Not copied yet, but see p. 403 of 1893 edition at archive.org.)
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