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Naphish
[ebd] refresher, one of the sons of Ishmael (Gen. 25:15; 1 Chr. 1:31). He was the father of an Arab tribe.
[isbe] NAPHISH - na'-fish (naphish; Naphes, D, Napheth): A son of Ishmael (Gen 25:15; 1 Ch 1:31). Naphish, along with other Hagrite clans, was overwhelmingly defeated by the Israelite tribes on the East of the Jordan (1 Ch 5:19, th...
[smith] (refreshment), the last but one of the sons of Ishmael. (Genesis 25:15; 1Â Chronicles 1:31)
[nave] NAPHISH, called also Nephish. A son of Ishmael, Gen. 25:15; 1 Chr. 1:31.
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Jetur
[isbe] JETUR - je'-tur (yeTur, meaning uncertain): a "son" of Ishmael (Gen 25:15 parallel 1 Ch 1:31); against this clan the two and a half tribes warred (1 Ch 5:18 f); they are the Itureans of New Testament times. See ITURAEA.
[smith] (an enclosure). (Genesis 25:15; 1Â Chronicles 1:31; 5:19) [ITURAEA]
[nave] JETUR, son of Ishmael, Gen. 25:15; 1 Chr. 1:31.
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Kedemah
[isbe] KEDEMAH - ked'-e-ma, ke-de'-ma (qedhemah, "eastward"): Son of Ishmael (Gen 25:16), head of a clan (1 Ch 1:31). See KADMONITE.
[smith] (eastward), the youngest of the sons of Ishmael. (Genesis 25:15; 1Â Chronicles 1:31)
[nave] KEDEMAH, son of Ishmael, Gen. 25:15; 1 Chr. 1:31.
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Ishmael
[nave] ISHMAEL 1. Son of Abraham, Gen. 16:11, 15, 16; 1 Chr. 1:28. Prayer of Abraham for, Gen. 17:18, 20. Circumcised, Gen. 17:23-26. Promised to be the father of a nation, Gen. 16:11, 12; 17:20; 21:12, 13, 18. Sent away by Abr...
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Ituraea
[nave] ITURAEA, small province in the N.W. of Palestine, Luke 3:1. See also 1 Chr. 1:31; 5:19.
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Shem
[nave] SHEM, son of Noah. Preserved in the ark, Gen. 5:32; 6:10; 7:13; 9:18; 1 Chr. 1:4. His filial conduct, Gen. 9:23-27. Descendants of, Gen. 10:1, 21-31; 11:10-29; 1 Chr. 1:17-54. Called Sem, Luke 3:36.
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Genealogy
[nave] GENEALOGY, Num. 1:18; 2 Chr. 12:15; Ezra 2:59; Neh. 7:5; Heb. 7:3. Of no spiritual significance, Matt. 3:9; 1 Tim. 1:4; Tit. 3:9. From Adam to Noah, Gen. 4:16-22; 5; 1 Chr. 1:1-4; Luke 3:36-38; to Abraham, Gen. 11:10-32; ...
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SEMITES, SEMITIC RELIGION
[isbe] SEMITES, SEMITIC RELIGION - sem'-its, sem-it'-ik, 1. Biblical References 2. The Five Sons of Shem 3. Original Home of the Semites 4. Confusion with Other Races 5. Reliability of Genesis 10 6. Semitic Languages 7. Semitic Rel...
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GENEALOGY, 8 part 1
[isbe] GENEALOGY, 8 part 1 - 8. Principal Genealogies and Lists: In the early genealogies the particular strata to which each has been assigned by reconstructive critics is here indicated by J, the Priestly Code (P), etc. The signs...
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GENEALOGY, 1-7
[isbe] GENEALOGY, 1-7 - je-na-al'-o-ji, jen-a-al'-o-ji: 1. Definition 2. Biblical References 3. Importance of Genealogies 4. Their Historical Value 5. Principles of Interpretation 6. Principles of Compilation 7. Sources 8. Principa...
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NODAB
[isbe] NODAB - no'-dab (nodhabh; Nadabaioi): A Hagrite clan which, along with Jetur and Naphish, suffered complete defeat at the hands of the trans-Jordanic Israelites (1 Ch 5:19). It has been suggested that Nodab is a corruption o...
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GENEALOGY, 8 part 2
[isbe] GENEALOGY, 8 part 2 - I. Primeval Genealogies (1 Chronicals 1:1-54). To show Israel's place among the nations; follows Genesis closely, omitting only the Cainites; boldly, skillfully compressed, as if the omitted facts were ...
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