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Texts -- 1 Chronicles 7:25 (NET)
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- 1Ch 7:20-29 -- Ephraim's Descendants
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Telah
[isbe] TELAH - te'-la (telah; Codex Vaticanus Thalees, Codex Alexandrinus Thale; Lucian, Thala): An Ephraimite (1 Ch 7:25).
[smith] (vigor), a descendant of Ephraim, and ancestor of Joshua. (1Â Chronicles 7:25) (B.C. before 1491.)
[nave] TELAH, son of Rephah, 1 Chr. 7:25.
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Resheph
[isbe] RESHEPH - re'-shef (resheph, "flame" or "fire-bolt"): Personal name found in Phoenician as a divine name. In the Old Testament the name of a descendant of Ephraim, the eponym of an Ephraimite family or clan (1 Ch 7:25).
[smith] (flame), a son of Ephraim. (1Â Chronicles 7:25)
[nave] RESHEPH, grandson of ephraim, 1 Chr. 7:25.
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Rephah
[isbe] REPHAH - re'-fa (rephach (the form is corrupt); Rhaphe): The eponym of an Ephraimite family (1 Ch 7:25).
[nave] REPHAH, a grandson of Ephraim, 1 Chr. 7:25.
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Tahan
[smith] (camp), a descendant of Ephraim. (Numbers 26:35) In (1Â Chronicles 7:25) he appears as the son of Telah.
[nave] TAHAN 1. Son of Ephraim, Num. 26:35. 2. A descendant of Ephraim, 1 Chr. 7:25.
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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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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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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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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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SHUTHELAH
[smith] (noise of breaking), head of an Ephraimite family, called after him Shuthalhites, (Numbers 26:35) and lineal ancestor of Joshua the son of Numb (1Â Chronicles 7:20-27)
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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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TAHAN; TAHANITES
[isbe] TAHAN; TAHANITES - ta'-han, ta'-han-its (tachan, tachani): The name of two Ephraimites who lived toward the end of the exodus of the Israelites (circa 1415 BC). (1) The head of one of the families of the tribe of Ephraim (Nu...
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AMRAM
[isbe] AMRAM - am'-ram (`amram, "people exalted"): (1) Father of Aaron, Moses and Miriam (Ex 6:20; Nu 26:59; 1 Ch 6:3; 23:13); and a son of Kohath, the son of Levi (Ex 6:18; Nu 3:19, etc.). It is not certain that he was literally t...
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Ephraim
[nave] EPHRAIM 1. Second son of Joseph, Gen. 41:52. Adopted by Jacob, Gen. 48:5. Blessed before Manasseh; prophecies concerning, Gen. 48:14-20. Descendants of, Num. 26:35-37; 1 Chr. 7:20-27. Mourns for his sons, 1 Chr. 7:21, 22...
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