Rabsaris
Rabsaris ({{langx|he|רַב-סָרִיס}} raḇ-sārīs), possibly means "Chief of officers", (Akkadian: 𒇽𒃲𒊕 rab ša-rēši [LÚ.GAL.SAG]) is the name or title of two individuals mentioned in the Bible.
- Rabasaris (in the Douay–Rheims Bible and the Vulgate; {{langx|el|Ραφις}} Raphis)4 (2) Kings 18:17 Douay–Rheims Bible and Vulgate, [http://www.newadvent.org/bible/2ki018.htm http://www.newadvent.org/bible/2ki018.htm] Accessed 30 November 2009. — One of the three officers whom the King of Assyria (Sennacherib) sent from Lachish with a threatening message to Jerusalem ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Kings%2018:17 2 Kings 18:17]).
- Rabsares (in the Douay–Rheims Bible and the Vulgate)Jeremias (Jeremiah) Jeremiah 39:3,13 Douay–Rheims Bible and Vulgate, [http://www.newadvent.org/bible/jer039.htm http://www.newadvent.org/bible/jer039.htm], Accessed 30 November 2009. A prince of Nebuchadnezzar (Jeremiah 39:3,13). While originally translated to be the name of the persons it referred to, Rabsaris is now thought to be the name of an office or rank, not an individual.
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Category:Books of Kings people
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