Dictionaries :: Ithra

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Ithra:

ith'-ra (yithra'," abundance"): The father of Amasa, commanding general in the rebel army of Absalom. It seems that his mother was Abigail, a sister or half-sister of King David (1Ch 2:17). She is called the sister of Zeruiah, Joab's mother (2Sa 17:25). In this same passage Ithra is called an "Israelite," but in 1Ch 2:17; 1Ki 2:5,32, we read: "Jether the Ishmaelite."

Nave's Topical Bible

Ithra: Name Of

Called also Jether

Ithra: Father of Amasa

2Sa 17:25; 1Ch 2:17

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Ithra:

(excellence) an Israelite (2 Samuel 17:25) or Ishmaelite (1 Chronicles 2:17) the father of Amasa by Abigail, David's sister. (B.C. before 1023)