Zo'rathite (Heb. Tsorathi', צָרעָתַי, patronymic from Zorah; Sept. Σαραθί v.r. Α᾿ραθί; Vulg. Sorathi; A.V. "Zorathites"), a designation of the inhabitants of Zorah (q.v.), mentioned in 1Ch 4:2 as descended from Shobal, one of the sons of Judah, who in 2, 52 is stated to have founded Kirjath jearim, from which again "the Zareathites and the Eshtaulites" were colonized. SEE ZAREATHITE; SEE ZORITE.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More