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Ashur
[smith] (black), the posthumous son of Hezron by his wife Abiah. (1Â Chronicles 2:24; 4:5) He became "father" or founder of the town of Tekoa. (B.C. 1658.)
[nave] ASHUR, son of Hezron, 1 Chr. 2:24; 4:5.
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Tekoa
[isbe] TEKOA - te-ko'-a (teqoa', or teqo`ah; Thekoe; the King James Version Tekoah; one of David's mighty men, "Ira the son of Ikkesh," is called a Tekoite, te-ko'-it (teqo`i; 2 Sam 23:26; 1 Ch 11:28; 27:9; the "woman of Tekoa" [2...
[nave] TEKOA 1. Son of Ashur, 1 Chr. 2:24; 4:5. Some authorities interpret these passages to mean that Ashur colonized the town of Tekoah. 2. See: Tekoah.
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ABIJAH
[ebd] father (i.e., "possessor or worshipper") of Jehovah. (1.) 1 Chr. 7:8. (2.) 1 Chr. 2:24. (3.) The second son of Samuel (1 Sam. 8:2; 1 Chr. 6:28). His conduct, along with that of his brother, as a judge in Beer-sheba, to which...
[isbe] ABIJAH - a-bi'-ja ('abhiyah or 'abhiyahu (2 Ch 13:20,21), "my father is Yahweh," or "Yahweh is father"): The name of six or more men and two women in the Old Testament. (1) The seventh son of Becher the son of Benjamin (1 Ch...
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TEKOA, OR TEKOAH
[smith] (a stockade). A town in the tribe of Judah. (2Â Chronicles 11:6) on the range of hills which rise near Hebron and stretch eastward toward the Dead Sea. Jerome says that Tekoa was six Roman miles from Bethlehem, and that as...
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ABIA, ABIAH, OR ABIJAH
[smith] Son of Becher, the son of Benjamin. (1Â Chronicles 7:8) Wife of Hezron. (1Â Chronicles 2:24) Second son of Samuel. (1Â Samuel 8:2; 1Â Chronicles 7:28) The son of Rehoboam. (1Â Chronicles 3:10; Matthew 1:7) See ABIJ...
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Abiah
[nave] ABIAH 1. Wife of Hezron, 1 Chr. 2:24. 2. Son of Samuel, 1 Sam. 8:1-5; 1 Chr. 6:28.
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Caleb-Ephratah
[nave] CALEB-EPHRATAH, a place near Beth-lehem, 1 Chr. 2:24.
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Polygamy
[nave] POLYGAMY Forbidden, Deut. 17:17; Lev. 18:18; Mal. 2:14, 15; Matt. 19:4, 5; Mark 10:2-8; 1 Tim. 3:2, 12; Tit. 1:6. Authorized, 2 Sam. 12:8. Tolerated, Ex. 21:10; 1 Sam. 1:2; 2 Chr. 24:3. Practiced, Job 27:15; by Lamech, Ge...
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Jacob
[nave] JACOB Son of Isaac, and twin brother of Esau, Gen. 25:24-26; Josh. 24:4; 1 Chr. 1:34; Acts 7:8. Ancestor of Jesus, Matt. 1:2. Given in answer to prayer, Gen. 25:21. Obtains Esau's birthright for a some stew, Gen. 25:29-34...
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Hezron
[nave] HEZRON 1. Son of Pharez, Gen. 46:12. Ancestor of the Hezronites, Num. 26:6, 21; 1 Chr. 2:5, 9, 18, 21, 24. 2. A son of Reuben, Gen. 46:9; Ex. 6:14; 1 Chr. 4:1; 5:3. Descendants of, called Hezronites, Num. 26:6.
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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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PALESTINE EXPLORATION, 2B
[isbe] PALESTINE EXPLORATION, 2B - 4. Central Palestine: (1) Jerusalem. See above, III, 1, (2). (2) Samaria. (Harvard Expedition).--Although the ancient capital of the Northern Kingdom, yet Samaria was Centrally located, being 20 m...
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CALEB-EPHRATHAH
[isbe] CALEB-EPHRATHAH - ka'-leb ef'-ra-tha, -ef'-ra-ta (the King James Version Caleb-ephratah, kalebh 'ephrathah): The place where Hezron died (1 Ch 2:24). Many scholars, however, read with the Septuagint "after the death of Hezro...
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ASHHUR
[isbe] ASHHUR - ash'-ur (ashchur, the King James Version Ashur): The "father of Tekoa" (1 Ch 2:24; 4:5), probably the founder of the village. The original meaning of the name is the "man of Horus," Ashurites (ha-'ashuri). This name...
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AARON
[isbe] AARON - ar'-un, sometimes pronounced ar'on ('aharon--Septuagint Aaron, meaning uncertain: Gesenius suggests "mountaineer"; Furst, "enlightened"; others give "rich," "fluent." Cheyne mentions Redslob's "ingenious conjecture" ...
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CHRONOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
[isbe] CHRONOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT - kro-nol'-o-ji: I. INTRODUCTORY 1. Difficulties of the Subject 2. Plan of Treatment 3. Bible to be Regarded as Highest Authority II. THE AGES BETWEEN THE TESTAMENTS III. PERSIAN PERIOD IV. BA...
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EPHRATH; EPHRATHAH
[isbe] EPHRATH; EPHRATHAH - ef'-rath, e'-frath, ef'-ra-tha, ef-ra'-tha ('ephrath; Ephratha; Gen 35:16; 48:7); ('ephrathah, in the other references: Josh 15:59 (in added verse of Septuagint only); Ruth 4:11; 1 Ch 2:19,24,50; Ps 132:...
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HEZRON (1)
[isbe] HEZRON (1) - hez'-ron (chetsron, and chetsron; Septuagint Asron): (1) A son of Reuben (Gen 46:9; Ex 6:14), and head of the family of the Hezronites (Nu 26:6). (2) A son of Perez, and grandson of Judah (Gen 46:12; Nu 26:21; 1...
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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, 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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