- Heman the Ezrahite
- (fl. 13th cent BCE)Sage. He is named in the Bible as one of the great sages who was surpassed in wisdom only by Solomon (I Kings 5:11). Psalm 88 is attributed to him.
Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
Heman the Ezrahite
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