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Dinaites

DINAITES*

Postexilic group involved in a protest to Artaxerxes about the rebuilding of the Jerusalem temple (Ezr 4:9, kjv). The name is evidently an Aramaic title for “judge” (rsv); such judges are mentioned in fifth-century BC Aramaic administrative papyri.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)The classic article on this subjectSmith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)The entry on this subject

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