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Keziah is a Hebrew name used in the Old Testament .¹ A number of etymologies have been suggested, among them the Hebrew for Cassia , from the name for the spice tree. .² In the Old Testament, after his first daughter Jemima , the second of the three daughters born to Job after his sufferings is named Keziah (see Job 42:14).³ The name has been taken to symbolize female equality, since all of Job's three daughters received an inheritance from their father, an unusual circumstance in a time period when women and men were not treated equally . In the United Kingdom, the name Kezia is now unusual, but it was more common in Victorian times. In 1890, the births of 137 children named Kezia were registered in England; in 1990, only 40 were . More recently the name has become unisex despite its origin such as the musician Keziah Jones . Keziah has also found its way into modern literature in the book Keziah Dane by Sue Grafton "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin, and History of the Name Keziah" .⁴

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Job with his three daughters William Blake , 1805 This article is about the person in the Hebrew Bible. Keziah is a person in the Hebrew Bible . She was the second of the three daughters born to Job after his sufferings ( Job 42:14). Her elder sister was Jemima and her younger sister Keren-Happuch . A number of etymologies have been suggested for her name, among them the Hebrew for Cassia , from the name for the spice tree. The name has been taken to symbolize female equality, since all of Job's three daughters received an inheritance from their father, an unusual circumstance in a time period when women and men were not treated equally.

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Job with his three daughters William Blake , 1805 Keziah (Hebrew: קְצִיעָה Qəṣî‘āh ; Greek: Κασία, Kasia ; also Ketziah ) is a woman in the Hebrew Bible . She was the second of the three daughters born to Job after his sufferings ( Job 42:14 ). Her elder sister was Jemima and her younger sister Keren-Happuch . A number of etymologies have been suggested for her name, among them the Hebrew for Cassia , from the name for the spice tree. The name has been taken to symbolize female equality, since all of Job's three daughters received an inheritance from their father, an unusual circumstance in a time period when women and men were not treated equally. The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary , Revised and updated ed.

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Biblical character; daughter of Job This article is about the person in the Hebrew Bible. Job with his three daughters William Blake , 1805 Keziah (Hebrew: קְצִיעָה Qəṣī‘ā ; Greek: Κασία, Kasia ; also Ketziah ) is a woman in the Hebrew Bible . She was the second of the three daughters born to Job after his sufferings ( Job 42:14–17 ). Her elder sister was Jemima and her younger sister Keren-Happuch . The name Keziah means 'restored to the heart of God' and references Job's restoration after the trials he faced in the first part of his life. The name has been taken to symbolize female equality, since all of Job's three daughters received an inheritance from their father, an unusual circumstance in a time period when women and men were not treated equally. The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2 ed.).

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Biblical character; daughter of Job This article is about the person in the Hebrew Bible. Job with his three daughters William Blake , 1805 Keziah (Hebrew: קְצִיעָה Qəṣī‘ā ; Greek: Κασία, Kasia ; also Ketziah ) is a woman in the Hebrew Bible . She was the second of the three daughters born to Job after his sufferings ( Job 42:14–17 ). Her elder sister was Jemima and her younger sister Keren-Happuch . The name Keziah means 'cinnamon bark’, referring to the Hebrew word ‘to scrape off’. Job gave the name to one of his daughters born after his restoration following the trials he faced in the first part of his life. The name has been taken to symbolize female equality, since all of Job's three daughters received an inheritance from their father, an unusual circumstance in a time period when women and men were not treated equally. The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2 ed.).

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