TIRZAHtur'-za (tirtsah; Thersa):(1) A royal city of the Canaanites, the king of which was slain by Joshua (12:24). It superseded Shechem as capital of the Northern Kingdom (1 Kings 14:17, etc.), and itself gave place in turn to Samaria. Here reigned Jeroboam, Nadab his son, Baasha, Elah and Zimri (1 Kings 15:21, 33; 1 Kings 16:6, 8, 9, 15). Baasha was buried... View Details
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Baasha [N] [H] [S] bravery, the third king of the separate kingdom of Israel, and founder of its second dynasty ( 1 Kings 15 ; 16 ; 2 Chr 16:1-6 ). He was the son of Ahijah of the tribe of Issachar. The city of Tirzah he made the capital of his kingdom, and there he was buried, after an eventful reign of twenty-four years ( 1 Kings 15:33 ). On account of his ido... View Details