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Texts -- 1 Chronicles 1:36 (NET)
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- 1Ch 1:35-37 -- Esau's Descendants
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Zepho
[smith] (watch-tower), son of Eliphaz, son of Esau, (Genesis 36:11) and one of the "dukes" or phylarchs of the Edomites. ver. (Genesis 36:15) In (1Â Chronicles 1:36) he is called ZEPHI. (B.C. after 1760.)
[nave] ZEPHO, called also Zephi. Son of Eliphaz, Gen. 36:11, 15; 1 Chr. 1:36.
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ZEPHI; ZEPHO
[isbe] ZEPHI; ZEPHO - ze'-fi, ze'-fo (tsephi, perhaps "gaze," or "gazing," in 1 Ch 1:36; tspho, the same meaning in Gen 36:11,15): A duke of Edom. Septuagint has Sophar, which Skinner (Genesis, 431) says may be the original of Job'...
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ZEPHI
[smith] (1Â Chronicles 1:36) [ZEPHO]
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Timna
[nave] TIMNA 1. Concubine of Eliphaz, Gen. 36:12. 2. Daughter of Seir, Gen. 36:22; 1 Chr. 1:39. 3. Son of Eliphaz, 1 Chr. 1:36.
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Teman
[isbe] TEMAN - te'-man (teman, "on the right," i.e. "south"; Thaiman): The name of a district and town in the land of Edom, named after Teman the grandson of Esau, the son of his firstborn, Eliphaz (Gen 36:11; 1 Ch 1:36). A duke Te...
[smith] (the south). A son of Eliphaz, son of Esau by Adah. (Genesis 36:11,15,41; 1Â Chronicles 1:36,53) (B.C. about 1792.) A country, and probably a city, named after the Edomite phylarch, or from which the phylarch took his name...
[nave] TEMAN 1. Son of Eliphaz, Gen. 36:11, 15, 42; 1 Chr. 1:36, 53. 2. Called also Temani and Temanites. A people supposed to be descended from Teman, son of Eliphaz, Gen. 36:34; Job 2:11. Prophecies concerning, Jer. 49:7; Ezek....
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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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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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REUEL
[smith] (friend of God) One of the sons of Esau, by his wife Bashemath, sister of Ishmael. (Genesis 36:4,10,13,17; 1Â Chronicles 1:36,37) (B.C. about 1790.) One of the names of Moses? father-in-law. (Exodus 2:18) (B.C. 1530.) Fath...
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Omar
[isbe] OMAR - o'-mar (omar, connected perhaps with 'amar, "speak"; Septuagint Oman or Omar): Grandson of Esau and son of Eliphaz in Gen 36:11; 1 Ch 1:36; given the title "duke" or "chief" in Gen 36:15.
[nave] OMAR, son of Eliphaz, grandson of Esau, Gen. 36:11, 15; 1 Chr. 1:36.
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Kenaz
[nave] KENAZ 1. Grandson of Esau, Gen. 36:11, 15; 1 Chr. 1:36. 2. A duke of Edom, Gen. 36:42; 1 Chr. 1:53. 3. Brother of Caleb, Josh. 15:17; Judg. 1:13; 3:9, 11; 1 Chr. 4:13. 4. Grandson of Caleb, 1 Chr. 4:15.
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KENAZ; KENEZ
[isbe] KENAZ; KENEZ - ke'-naz, ke'-nez (qenaz "hunting"): (1) A "duke" of Edom, grandson of Esau (Gen 36:11,15,42; 1 Ch 1:36,53). (2) Father of Othniel (Josh 15:17; Jdg 1:13; 3:9,11; 1 Ch 4:13). (3) The unidentified qenaz of 1 Ch 4...
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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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Gatam
[isbe] GATAM - ga'-tam (ga`tam): An Edomite chief, grandson of Esau (Gen 36:11,16; 1 Ch 1:36).
[smith] (a burnt valley), the fourth son of Eliphaz the son of Esau, (Genesis 36:11; 1Â Chronicles 1:36) and one of the "dukes" of Eliphaz. (Genesis 36:16) (B.C. after 1760.)
[nave] GATAM, grandson of Esau, Gen. 36:11, 16; 1 Chr. 1:36.
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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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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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Esau
[nave] ESAU Eldest of twin sons born to Isaac and Rebekah. Birth of, Gen. 25:19-26; 1 Chr. 1:34. Called Edom, Gen. 36:1, 8. A hunter, Gen. 25:27, 28. Beloved by Isaac, Gen. 25:27, 28. Sells his birthright for some stew, Gen. 25...
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ELIPHAZ
[smith] (God is his strength). The son of Esau and Adah, and the father of Teman. (Genesis 36:4; 1Â Chronicles 1:35,36) The chief of the "three friends" of Job. He is called "the Temanite;" hence it is naturally inferred that he w...
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Amalek
[ebd] dweller in a valley, the son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau (Gen. 36:12; 1 Chr. 1:36); the chief of an Idumean tribe (Gen. 36:16). His mother was a Horite, a tribe whose territory the descendants of Esau had seized.
[smith] (dweller in a valley), a son of Eliphaz by his concubine Timnah grandson of Esau, and chieftain ("duke," Authorized Version) of Edom. (Genesis 36:12,16; 1Â Chronicles 1:36) (B.C. about 1700.)
[nave] AMALEK Son of Eliphaz, Gen. 36:12; 1 Chr. 1:36. Probably not the ancestor of the Amalekites mentioned in time of Abraham, Gen. 14:7.
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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)
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Chronicles covers a broader period of history than any other Old Testament book. It begins with Adam and ends with Anani who lived eight generations after King Jehoiachin (1 Chron. 3:24). If we allow 25 years for each generat...
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The central subject of 1 and 2 Chronicles is the temple of God. Someone evidently wrote these books at the end of the Babylonian exile to encourage the Israelites to reestablish Israel's national life in the Promised Land. In...
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I. Israel's historical roots chs. 1-9A. The lineage of David chs. 1-3B. The house of Israel chs. 4-71. The family of Judah 4:1-232. The family of Simeon 4:24-433. The families of Transjordan ch. 54. The family of Levi ch. 65....
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"The fact that the author of 1 and 2 Chronicles devoted nine chapters out of sixty-five to genealogies (1 Chr 1-9) makes clear that these were of great importance to him and bear significantly on his purpose in writing his wo...
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This list clearly defines the priests and Levites' line of descent. Only the descendants of Aaron, the priests, could serve in the temple by offering sacrifices on the incense altar (v. 49; cf. Num. 3:5-38). Nehemiah correctl...
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This list obviously parallels to some extent David's genealogy (chs. 1-3). Saul came from the tribe of Benjamin, not from the tribe of Judah that God had promised leadership of the nation. One reason the writer had an interes...
