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Texts -- 1 Chronicles 7:13 (NET)
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- 1Ch 7:13 -- Naphtali's Descendants
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Jezer
[isbe] JEZER - je'-zer (yecher, "form" or "purpose"): A "son" of Naphtali (Gen 46:24; Nu 26:49; 1 Ch 7:13).
[smith] (power), the third son of Naphtali, (Genesis 46:24; Numbers 26:49; 1Â Chronicles 7:13) and father of the family of Jezerites.
[nave] JEZER, son of Naphtali, Gen. 46:24; Num. 26:49; 1 Chr. 7:13.
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Jahziel
[smith] (whom God allots), the same as JAHZEEL. (1Â Chronicles 7:13)
[nave] JAHZIEL, 1 Chr. 7:13. See: Jahzeel.
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SHALLUM
[ebd] retribution. (1.) The son of Jabesh, otherwise unknown. He "conspired against Zachariah, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead" (2 Kings 15:10). He reigned only "a month of days in Samaria" ...
[smith] (retribution). The fifteenth king of Israel, son of Jabesh, conspired against Zachariah, killed him, and brought the dynasty of Jehu to a close, B.C. 770. Shallum, after reigning in Samaria for a month only, was in his turn ...
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Guni
[smith] (painted). A son of Naphtali, (Genesis 46:24; 1Â Chronicles 7:13) the founder of the family of the Gunites. (Numbers 26:48) A descendant of Gad. (1Â Chronicles 5:15)
[nave] GUNI 1. Son of Naphtali, Gen. 46:24; Num. 26:48; 1 Chr. 7:13. 2. Father of Abdiel, 1 Chr. 5:15.
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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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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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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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Shillem
[nave] SHILLEM, called also Shallum. Son of Naphtali, Gen. 46:24; Num. 26:49; 1 Chr. 7:13.
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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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Naphtali
[nave] NAPHTALI 1. Son of Jacob and Bilhah, Gen. 30:7, 8; 35:25. Jacob blesses, Gen. 49:21. Sons of, Gen. 46:24; 1 Chr. 7:13. 2. Tribe of. Census of, Num. 1:42, 43; 26:48-50. Position assigned to, in camp and march, Num. 2:25-3...
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Jahzeel
[nave] JAHZEEL, called also Jahziel. A son of Naphtali, Gen. 46:24; Num. 26:48; 1 Chr. 7:13.
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BILHAH
[smith] (timid, bashful), handmaid of Rachel, (Genesis 29:29) and concubine of Jacob, to whom she bore Dan and Naphtali. (Genesis 30:3-8; 35:25; 46:25; 1Â Chronicles 7:13) (B.C 53.)
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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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BILHAH (1)
[isbe] BILHAH (1) - bil'-ha (person) (bilhah; Balla): A slave girl whom Laban gave to Rachel (Gen 29:29), and whom the latter gave to Jacob as a concubine (Gen 30:3,4); the mother of Dan and Naphtali (Gen 30:4,7; 35:25; 46:25; 1 Ch...
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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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GUNI; GUNITES
[isbe] GUNI; GUNITES - gu'-ni, gu'-nits (guni): (1) The name of a Naphtalite clan (Gen 46:24; Nu 26:48; 1 Ch 7:13). In Nu 26:48 the gentilic "Gunites" is also found, having in Hebrew the same form, with the article. (2) The head of...
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SHALLUM (1)
[isbe] SHALLUM (1) - shal'-um (shallum, shallum; various forms in the Septuagint): This is the name of not less than 12 Hebrew persons: (1) The youngest son of Naphtali (1 Ch 7:13). He is also called "Shillem" in Gen 46:24; Nu 26:4...
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JAHZEEL AND JAHZIEL
[isbe] JAHZEEL AND JAHZIEL - ja'-ze-el (yachtse'el, "God divides," "apportions"): In Gen 46:24; Nu 26:48; and 23 manuscripts in 1 Ch 7:13; (yachatsi'el, same meaning as above): 1 Ch 7:13, a "son" (clan) of Naphtali.
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SHILLEM, SHILLEMITES
[isbe] SHILLEM, SHILLEMITES - shil'-em, shil'-em-its (shillem, ha-shillemi): Shillem is found in Gen 46:24, a son of Naphtali; Shillemites, his descendants, are mentioned in Nu 26:49; SHALLUM (which see) is found in 1 Ch 7:13.
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