Meaning: Its source is a Hebrew expression meaning "Delight, pleasantness, cypress tree." Narrative: In the Bible, Tirzah is the name of a city of Israeli kings (Josh. 12:24 and 1 Kings 16:23-24) and was also the name of the first woman to inherit property from her father. Tirzah was one of the five daughters of Zelophehad who asked for and received an inheritance. In the movie Ben Hur, based on General Lew Wallace's best selling novel,Tirzah was Juda's sister.

Thank you for that information about Thirza! -----Original Message----- From: althea.john Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 4:35 PM To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: [STAFFORDSHIRE] THIRZA Meaning: Its source is a Hebrew expression meaning "Delight, pleasantness, cypress tree." Narrative: In the Bible, Tirzah is the name of a city of Israeli kings (Josh. 12:24 and 1 Kings 16:23-24) and was also the name of the first woman to inherit property from her father. Tirzah was one of the five daughters of Zelophehad who asked for and received an inheritance. In the movie Ben Hur, based on General Lew Wallace's best selling novel,Tirzah was Juda's sister. ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ****************************** PLEASE keep your Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware software up to date. BEWARE of messages making it onto the List with a single URL. NEVER follow the link. It's usually from an infected source! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message