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naioth |
2 definitions found From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Naioth dwellings, the name given to the prophetical college established by Samuel near Ramah. It consisted of a cluster of separate dwellings, and hence its name David took refuge here when he fled from Saul (1 Sam. 19:18, 19, 22, 23), and here he passed a few weeks in peace (comp. Ps 11). It was probably the common residence of the "sons of the prophets." From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Naioth, beauties; habitations
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