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strange name - Zilophehad ???

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Nina

Nina Report 12 Jan 2006 17:29

had a certificate through this morning showing my 3xggrandfathers name as the above, have traced him on the igi and its also spelt - zolophead/zhelophahad and zelophahad - anyone heard of it before?? one consolation can't be too many about which makes it easier especially with a surname of morgan.

Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 12 Jan 2006 17:37

Tried Google It came up with Zelophehad from the Five Books of Moses. Maybe the registrar couldn't spell it? :))) Chris

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Phoenix

Phoenix Report 12 Jan 2006 17:40

Putting this spelling into Google,'zelophahad' he appears to have had daughters. And no, I'd never heard of the name.

Paula

Paula Report 12 Jan 2006 17:41

nina, try this http://www(.)denverspiritualcommunity(.)org/Wisdom/Numbers(.)htm ps don't forget to remove the brackets

Merry

Merry Report 12 Jan 2006 17:42

From the Old Testament: Book of Numbers Chapter 26 verse 33 ''And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.'' What did yours call his daughters???!! LOL Merry

Nina

Nina Report 12 Jan 2006 17:43

thanks chris and pheonix, guessed it would be religious but wanted to know the correct spelling more than anything.

Nina

Nina Report 12 Jan 2006 17:45

called his daughters margaret and elizabeth lol and 2 sons i've located william and joshua, so didn't carry the tradition on cept perhaps joshua.

Nina

Nina Report 12 Jan 2006 17:49

thanks everyone for such quick responses - i'm alot wiser now !

Heather

Heather Report 12 Jan 2006 19:08

Lol, when I looked at that without my glasses I thought it said Zipperhead! Sure he wasnt in a heavy rock band.