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Texts -- 1 Chronicles 7:35 (NET)
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- 1Ch 7:30-40 -- Asher's Descendants
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Helem
[ebd] a stroke, great-grandson of Asher (1 Chr. 7:35).
[isbe] HELEM - he'-lem: (1) helem; Septuagint Codex Vaticanus, Balaam, omitting "son," Codex Alexandrinus, huios Elam, "son of Elam" (1 Ch 7:35). A great-grandson of Asher, called Hotham in 1 Ch 7:32. The form "Elam" appears as the...
[smith] (strength). A descendant of Asher. (1Â Chronicles 7:35) A man mentioned only in (Zechariah 6:14) Apparently the same as Heldai.
[nave] HELEM 1. A descendant of Asher, 1 Chr. 7:35. 2. Probably same as Heldai, Zech. 6:10, 14.
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Zophah
[ebd] spreading out, a son of Helem (1 Chr. 7:35), a chief of Asher.
[isbe] ZOPHAH - zo'-fa (tsophach, meaning uncertain): An Asherite (1 Ch 7:35,36).
[smith] (a cruse) son of Helem or Hotham the son of Heber, an Asherite. (1Â Chronicles 7:35,36)
[nave] ZOPHAH, son of Helem, 1 Chr. 7:35, 36.
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Imna
[isbe] IMNA - im'-na (yimna`): A descendant of Asher (1 Ch 7:35).
[smith] (holding back), a descendant of Asher, son of Helem. (1Â Chronicles 7:35) comp. 1Chr 7:40 (B.C. about 1461.)
[nave] IMNA, son of Helem, 1 Chr. 7:35.
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Shelesh
[isbe] SHELESH - she'-lesh (shelesh; Codex Vaticanus Seme; Codex Alexandrinus Selles, Lucian, Selem): An Asherite, son of Helem (1 Ch 7:35).
[smith] (might), son of Helem. (1Â Chronicles 7:35)
[nave] SHELESH, son of Helem, 1 Chr. 7:35.
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Amal
[isbe] AMAL - a'-mal (`amal, "toiler"): A son of Helem of the tribe of Asher (1 Ch 7:35).
[smith] (labor), an Asherite, son of Helem. (1Â Chronicles 7:35)
[nave] AMAL, son of Helem, 1 Chr. 7:35.
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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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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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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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ITHRAN
[smith] (excellence). A son of Dishon, a Horite, (Genesis 36:26; 1Â Chronicles 1:41) and probably a phylarch of a tribe of the Horim. (Genesis 36:30) (B.C. about 1800.) A descendant of Asher. (1Â Chronicles 7:30-40)
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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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