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Pharaoh
[ebd] the official title borne by the Egyptian kings down to the time when that country was conquered by the Greeks. (See EGYPT.) The name is a compound, as some think, of the words Ra, the "sun" or "sun-god," and the article phe,...
[isbe] PHARAOH - fa'-ro, fa'-ra-o (par`oh; Pharao); Egyptian per aa, "great house"):em; the King James Version Pharacim): One of the families of temple-servants who returned with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:31; not found in Ezra or Nehe...
[smith] the common title of the native kings of Egypt in the Bible, corresponding to P-ra or Ph-ra "the sun," of the hieroglyphics. Brugsch, Ebers and other modern Egyptologists define it to mean ?the great house," which would corres...
[nave] PHARAOH 1. King of Egypt at the time of Abraham, Gen. 12:14-20; Psa. 105:14. 2. Ruler of Egypt at the time of the famine. See: Egypt; Israelites. 3. Ruler of Egypt at the time of the deliverance and exodus of the children ...
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Socho
[ebd] a fence; hedge, (1 Chr. 4:18; R.V., Soco)=So'choh (1 Kings 4:10; R.V., Socoh), Sho'choh (1 Sam. 17:1; R.V., Socoh), Sho'co (2 Chr. 11:7; R.V., Soco), Sho'cho (2 Chr. 28:18; R.V., Soco), a city in the plain or lowland of Juda...
[isbe] SOCHO - so'-ko: Occurs in 1 Ch 4:18, the Revised Version (British and American) "Soco." See SOCOH.
[smith] (bushy). (1Â Chronicles 4:18) Probably one of the towns called Socoh, in Judah, though which of the two cannot be ascertained.
[nave] SOCHO, son of Heber, 1 Chr. 4:18.
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Heber
[ebd] passing over. (1.) Son of Beriah and grandson of Asher (Gen. 46:17; 1 Chr. 7:31, 32). (2.) The Kenite (Judg. 4:11, 17; 5:24), a descendant of Hobab. His wife Jael received Sisera (q.v.) into her tent and then killed him. (3....
[isbe] HEBER - he'-ber (chebher, "associate" or, possibly, "enchanter"; Eber): A name occurring several times in the Old Testament as the name of an individual or of a clan. (1) A member of the tribe of Asher and son of Beraiah (Ge...
[smith] (alliance). Grandson of the patriarch Asher, (Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:45; 1Â Chronicles 7:31) from whom came the Heberites. (Numbers 26:45) The patriarch Eber. (Luke 3:35) [EBER] The father of Socho; a Judite. (1Â Chro...
[nave] HEBER 1. Head of a family in the tribe of Gad, 1 Chr. 5:13. 2. A Benjamite, 1 Chr. 8:22. 3. A son of Beriah, Gen. 46:17; Num. 26:45; 1 Chr. 7:31, 32; Luke 3:35. 4. Husband of Jael, Judg. 4:11, 17, 21; 5:24. 5. Son of Ezr...
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Jekuthiel
[isbe] JEKUTHIEL - je-ku'-thi-el (yeqthi'el meaning doubtful): A Judahite (1 Ch 4:18). The meaning may be "preservation of God" or perhaps the same as yoqthe'el, "Joktheel," the name of a place in Josh 15:38; 2 Ki 14:7.
[smith] a man recorded in the genealogies of Judah. (1Â Chronicles 4:18)
[nave] JEKUTHIEL, son of Ezra, 1 Chr. 4:18.
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Mered
[isbe] MERED - me'-red (meredh, "rebellion"; Septuagint has at least four variants in 1 Ch 4:17,18): A descendant of Judah through Caleb, and mentioned as a "son of Ezrah" (1 Ch 4:17). Revised Version, rightly following the orthogr...
[smith] (rebellion). This name occurs in a fragmentary genealogy in (1Â Chronicles 4:17,18) as that of one of the sons of Ezra. Tradition identifies him with Caleb and Moses.
[nave] MERED, son of Ezra, 1 Chr. 4:17, 18.
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Zanoah
[isbe] ZANOAH - za-no'-a (zanoach; Codex Vaticanus Tano; Codex Alexandrinus Zano): (1) A town in the Judean Shephelah, grouped with Eshtaol, Zorah and Ashnah (Josh 15:34). The Jews reoccupied the place after the exile (Neh 11:30). ...
[smith] (marsh). A town of Judah in the Shefelah or plain, (Joshua 15:34; Nehemiah 3:13; 11:30) possibly identical with Zanu?a . A town of Judah in the highland district, (Joshua 15:66) not improbably identical with Sanute , about 1...
[nave] ZANOAH 1. A city of western Judah, Josh. 15:34; Neh. 3:13; 11:30. 2. A city of eastern Judah, Josh. 15:56. 3. A descendant of Caleb, 1 Chr. 4:18.
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Jehudijah
[isbe] JEHUDIJAH - je-hu-di'-ja (1 Ch 4:18 the King James Version). See HA-JEHUDIJAH.
[smith] (the Jewess). There is really no such name in the Hebrew Bible as that which our Authorized Version exhibits at (1Â Chronicles 4:18) If it is a proper name at all, it is Ha-jehudijah, like Hammelech, Hak-koz, etc.; and it s...
[nave] JEHUDIJAH, wife of Ezra, 1 Chr. 4:18.
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Jered
[isbe] JERED - je'-red (yeredh, "descent"): A Judahite, father of Gedor (1 Ch 4:18). See also JARED.
[smith] (descent). Son of Mahalaleel and father of Enoch. (1Â Chronicles 1:2) One of the descendants of Judah signalized as the "father" --i.e. the founder-- "of Gedor." (1Â Chronicles 4:18)
[nave] JERED, son of Ezra, 1 Chr. 4:18.
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Bithiah
[isbe] BITHIAH - bi-thi'-a (bithyah; Beththia; Codex Vaticanus, Gelia, "daughter of Yah"): The daughter of a Pharaoh who married Mered, a descendant of Judah (1 Ch 4:18). Whether this Pharaoh was an Egyptian king, or whether it was...
[smith] (daughter of the Lord), daughter of a Pharaoh, and wife of Mered. (1Â Chronicles 4:18) (B.C. about 1491.)
[nave] BITHIAH, daughter of Pharaoh, 1 Chr. 4:18.
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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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Gedor
[nave] GEDOR 1. A city in mountains of Judah, Josh. 15:58. 2. The town of Jeroham, 1 Chr. 12:7. Possibly identical with Geder, which see. 3. Valley of, taken by Simeonites, 1 Chr. 4:39. See: Geder. 4. An ancestor of Saul, 1 Ch...
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PHARAOHS DAUGHTER
[smith] Three Egyptian princesses, daughters of Pharaohs, are mentioned in the Bible:-- The preserver of Moses, daughter of the Pharaoh who first oppressed the Israelites. (Exodus 2:6-10) Osborn thinks her name was Thouoris, daughte...
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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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Jared
[ebd] descent. (1.) The fourth antediluvian patriarch in descent from Seth (Gen. 5:15-20; Luke 3:37), the father of Enoch; called Jered in 1 Chr. 1:2. (2.) A son of Ezra probably (1 Chr. 4:18).
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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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Soco
[nave] SOCO See: Socho 1 Chr. 4:18; 2 Chr. 11:7; Shocho 2 Chr. 28:18.
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SOCOH; SOCO
[isbe] SOCOH; SOCO - so'-ko (sokkhoh, "branches"), (sokho (in Chronicles only); Socho, most usual, but many forms in Septuagint and in the King James Version: Socoh, Shochoh, Shoco, Shocho): (1) A city in the Shephelah of Judah men...
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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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HA-JEHUDIJAH
[isbe] HA-JEHUDIJAH - ha-je-hu-di'-ja (ha-yehudhiyah): Named in the genealogical list (1 Ch 4:18). Possibly a proper name (Revised Version, margin), but probably "the Jewess" (Revised Version (British and American)). May be so give...
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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)
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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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Matthew began his Gospel with a record of Jesus' genealogy because the Christians claimed that Jesus was the Messiah promised in the Old Testament. To qualify as such He had to be a Jew from the royal line of David (Isa. 9:6-...
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Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)
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We have already noticed that her name is handed down by one tradition as Merris,' and that Meri' has been found as the appellation of a princess of the period. A rabbinical authority calls her Bithiah,' that is, Daughter of J...
