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Texts -- 1 Chronicles 4:16 (NET)
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Ziphah
[ebd] a descendant of Judah (1 Chr. 4:16).
[isbe] ZIPHAH - zi'-fa (ziphah, a feminine form of "Ziph"): A Judahite, "son" of Jehallelel. The name being feminine may be a dittography of the previous Ziph (1 Ch 4:16).
[smith] (feminine of Ziph), another son of Jehaleleel. (1Â Chronicles 4:16)
[nave] ZIPHAH, a son of Jehaleleel, 1 Chr. 4:16.
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Jehaleleel
[ebd] praiser of God. (1.) A descendant of Judah (1 Chr. 4:16). (2.) A Levite of the family of Merari (2 Chr. 29:12).
[smith] (who praises God). Four men of the Bene-Jehaleleel are introduced abruptly into the genealogies of Judah. (1Â Chronicles 4:16)
[nave] JEHALELEEL, a descendant of Judah, 1 Chr. 4:16.
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Tiria
[isbe] TIRIA - tir'-i-a, ti'-ri-a (tireya', Baer tirya'; Codex Vaticanus omits it; Codex Alexandrinus Theria; Lucian Ethria): A son of Jehallelel (1 Ch 4:16).
[smith] (fear), son of Jehaleleel, of the tribe of Judah. (1Â Chronicles 4:16) (B.C. about 1451.)
[nave] TIRIA, son of Jehaleleel, 1 Chr. 4:16.
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Ziph
[ebd] flowing. (1.) A son of Jehaleleel (1 Chr. 4:16). (2.) A city in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:24), probably at the pass of Sufah. (3.) A city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:55), identified with the uninhabited ruins of T...
[smith] (battlement), the name of two towns in Judah. In the south, named between Ithnan and Telem. (Joshua 15:24) It does not appear again in the history, nor has any trace of has been met with. In the highland district, named betw...
[nave] ZIPH 1. Two cities of Judah, Josh. 15:24, 55; 1 Sam. 23:14, 15, 24; 26:2; 2 Chr. 11:8. 2. Grandson of Caleb, 1 Chr. 2:42. 3. Son of Jehaleleel, 1 Chr. 4:16.
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Asareel
[smith] (whom God hath bound (by an oath)), a son of Jehaleleel, in the genealogies of Judah. (1Â Chronicles 4:16)
[nave] ASAREEL, son of Jehaleleel, 1 Chr. 4:16.
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UKNAZ
[smith] In the margin of (1Â Chronicles 4:16) the words "even Kenaz" in the text are rendered "Uknaz," as the proper name.
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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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Israel
[nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
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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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ZIPH (2)
[isbe] ZIPH (2) - (ziph, meaning unknown): (1) A grandson of Caleb (1 Ch 2:42); the Septuagint has Zeiph. (2) A son of Jehallelel (1 Ch 4:16). In the Septuagint's Codex Alexandrinus reads Ziphai, but Codex Vaticanus has the totally...
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CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF
[isbe] CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF - kron'-i-k'-ls (dibhere ha-yamim, "The Words of the Days"; Septuagint paraleipomenon: 1. The Name 2. The Position of Chronicles in the Old Testament 3. Two Books, or One? 4. The Contents 5. Sources Bibl...
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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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JEHALLELEL; JEHALELEEL
[isbe] JEHALLELEL; JEHALELEEL - je-hal'-e-lel (Revised Version (British and American)), je-ha-le'-le-el (the King James Version) (yehallel'el, "he shall praise God"): (1) A Judahite (1 Ch 4:16). (2) A Levite, a descendant of Merari...
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ZIPH (1)
[isbe] ZIPH (1) - zif (ziph; Ozeib, or Ziph): (1) A town in the hill country of Judah, mentioned along with Maon, Carmel and Jutah (Josh 15:55). It is chiefly celebrated in connection with the earlier history of David: "David .... ...
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ASAREL
[isbe] ASAREL - as'-ar-el ('asar'el, "God is ruler"; the King James Version Asareel): A descendant of Judah and a son of Jehallelel (1 Ch 4:16).
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