Maher-shalal-hash-baz

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Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz - "Hurry o spoil! He has made haste to the plunder!" or "Hurrying to the spoil he has made haste to the plunder" - was the second mentioned son of the prophet Isaiah, mentioned by name in Isaiah 8:1–3. The name is a reference to the impending pluder of Samaria and Damascus by the king of Assyria. It is the longest Biblical name.

[edit] People named Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz

• Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, American actor
• Maher Shalal Hash Baz is the artistic alter ego of Tori Kudo, a Japanese naivist composer and musician.

[edit] References

• Complete Bible Geneaology - [1]
• The Thompson Chain-Reference Bible, New International Version, 1990, pg. 765.