Bible Person
Meaning: sparing the people · Male · 1 cross reference
Amasa is an Ephraimite chief who helps oppose the mistreatment of captives in the reign of Ahaz. He appears in a brief but morally significant intervention during a time of national failure. First appears in 2 Chr 28:12.1
Name meaning
sparing the people
Identity
male
First appears
2 Chr 28:12
AI summary: Amasa matters because his single cross reference places him among the leaders who resist adding further guilt to Judah's defeat by abusing fellow Israelites. The entry shows that even in dark periods, voices of conscience could still rise within Israel. Taken together, the material presents Amasa as a chief figure in a moment of moral restraint and compassion.1
Central Figure
Amasa
Meaning: sparing the people
A son of Hadlai, and chief of Ephraim (2 Chr.
Name meaning
sparing the people
Identity
male
A son of Hadlai, and chief of Ephraim (2 Chr. 28:12) in the reign of Ahaz. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.