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Seba
[isbe] SEBA - se'-ba (cebha'; Saba (Gen 10:7; 1 Ch 1:9); Greek ibid., but Codex Vaticanus has (Saban): 1. Forms of Name, and Parentage of Seba: The first son of Cush, his brothers being Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabtecha. In Ps ...
[smith] (pl. Sebaim ; in Authorized Version incorrectly rendered Sabeans) heads the list of the sons of Cush. Besides the mention of Seba in the lists of the pens of Cush, (Genesis 10:7; 1Â Chronicles 1:9) there are but three notic...
[nave] SEBA 1. Son of Cush, Gen. 10:7; 1 Chr. 1:9. 2. A region in Ethiopia, Psa. 72:10; Isa. 43:3.
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Sheba
[smith] (seven , or all oath). A son of Raamah son of Cush. (Genesis 10:7; 1Â Chronicles 1:9) A soil of Joktan. (Genesis 10:28; 1Â Chronicles 1:22) A son of Jokshan son of Keturah. (Genesis 25:3; 1Â Chronicles 1:32) We shall c...
[nave] SHEBA 1. Son of Raamah, Gen. 10:7; 1 Chr. 1:9. 2. Son of Joktan, Gen. 10:28; 1 Chr. 1:22. 3. Son of Jokshan, Gen. 25:3; 1 Chr. 1:32. 4. A Benjamite who led an insurrection against David, 2 Sam. 20. 5. A Gadite, 1 Chr. 5:...
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Havilah
[isbe] HAVILAH - hav'-i-la (chawilah; Heuila): (1) Son of Cush (Gen 10:7; 1 Ch 1:9). (2) Son of Yoktan, descendant of Shem (Gen 10:29; 1 Ch 1:23). (3) Mentioned with Shur as one of the limits of the territory of the Ishmaelites (Ge...
[nave] HAVILAH 1. Son of Cush, Gen. 10:7; 1 Chr. 1:9. 2. A son of Joktan, Gen. 10:29; 1 Chr. 1:23. 3. An unknown region, Gen. 2:11. 4. A district E. of Amalek, Gen. 25:18; 1 Sam. 15:7.
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SABTAH
[ebd] rest, the third son of Cush (Gen. 10:7; 1 Chr. 1:9).
[smith] (striking), (Genesis 10:7) or Sab?ta, (1Â Chronicles 1:9) the third in order of the sons of Cush. (B.C. 2218.)
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Dedan
[smith] (low country). The name of a son of Raamah, son of Cush. (Genesis 10:7; 1Â Chronicles 1:9) A son of Jokshan, son of Keturah. (Genesis 25:3; 1Â Chronicles 1:32) (B.C. after 1988.)
[nave] DEDAN 1. Son of Raamah, Gen. 10:7; 1 Chr. 1:9. 2. Son of Jokshan, Gen. 25:3; 1 Chr. 1:32. 3. A country, probably bordering on Edom, Jer. 49:8; Ezek. 25:13; 27:15, 20; 38:13.
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Cush
[nave] CUSH 1. Son of Ham, Gen. 10:6-8; 1 Chr. 1:8-10. 2. A Benjamite, title of, Psa. 7. 3. Land of, Gen. 2:13; Psa. 68:31; Isa. 18:1. See: Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia
[nave] ETHIOPIA, a region in Africa, inhabited by the descendants of Ham. The inhabitants of, black, Jer. 13:23. Within the Babylonian empire, Esth. 1:1. Rivers of, Gen. 10:6; Isa. 18:1. Bordered Egypt on the S., Ezek. 29:10. Wa...
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Ham
[nave] HAM 1. Son of Noah, Gen. 5:32; 9:18, 24; 1 Chr. 1:4. Provokes his father's wrath and is cursed by him, Gen. 9:18-27. His children, Gen. 10:6-20; 1 Chr. 1:8-16. 2. Patronymic of the descendants of Ham, 1 Chr. 4:40; Psa. 78...
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Sabtecha
[nave] SABTECHA Son of Cush, Gen. 10:7; 1 Chr. 1:9.
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Sabta
[nave] SABTA, called also Sabtah. Son of Cush, Gen. 10:7; 1 Chr. 1:9.
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Raamah
[nave] RAAMAH 1. Son of Cush, Gen. 10:7; 1 Chr. 1:9. 2. A place in Arabia, Ezek. 27:22.
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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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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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RAAMA
[isbe] RAAMA - ra'-a-ma (ra`ma'): Thus spelled only in 1 Ch 1:9; elsewhere "Raamah" (ra`mah). A son of Cush and father of Sheba and Dedan (Gen 10:7 = 1 Ch 1:9). In Ezekiel's lament over Tyre (Ezek 27:22) the tribe of Raamah is ment...
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SABTECA
[isbe] SABTECA - sab'te-ka (cabhtekha'; Sabakatha, Sebethacha; the King James Version Sabtechah): The 5th named of the sons of Cush in the genealogy of Gen 10:5-7. In 1 Ch 1:8,9 the King James Version reads "Sabtecha," the Revised ...
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SABIE
[isbe] SABIE - sa'-bi-e (Sabeie, or Sabie; the King James Version Sabi): In 1 Esdras 5:34 both the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American), following Codex Alexandrinus, read "the sons of Phacareth, the so...
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SABTECHA, OR SABTECHAH
[smith] (striking), (Genesis 10:7; 1Â Chronicles 1:9) the fifth in order of the sons of Cush. (B.C. 2218.)
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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...
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Why did Luke place his genealogy of Jesus at this point in his Gospel? Probably he did so because this was the beginning of Jesus' public ministry. Matthew recorded Jesus' genealogy to show that He had a legitimate right by b...
