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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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SEMITES, SEMITIC RELIGION
[isbe] SEMITES, SEMITIC RELIGION - sem'-its, sem-it'-ik, 1. Biblical References 2. The Five Sons of Shem 3. Original Home of the Semites 4. Confusion with Other Races 5. Reliability of Genesis 10 6. Semitic Languages 7. Semitic Rel...
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GENEALOGY, 1-7
[isbe] GENEALOGY, 1-7 - je-na-al'-o-ji, jen-a-al'-o-ji: 1. Definition 2. Biblical References 3. Importance of Genealogies 4. Their Historical Value 5. Principles of Interpretation 6. Principles of Compilation 7. Sources 8. Principa...
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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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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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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).
[isbe] JARED - ja'-red (yeredh, "descent"; pausal form, yaredh, in Gen 5:15; 1 Ch 1:2, hence, English Versions of the Bible "Jared" for "Jered"; Iared): In Gen 5:15-20; 1 Ch 1:2; Lk 3:37, son of Mahalaleel and father of Enoch. The ...
[nave] JARED 1. Called also Jered. A descendant of Seth, Gen. 5:15, 16, 18, 19, 20; 1 Chr. 1:2. 2. An ancestor of Jesus, Luke 3:37.
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Cainan
[ebd] possession; smith. (1.) The fourth antediluvian patriarch, the eldest son of Enos. He was 70 years old at the birth of his eldest son Mahalaleel, after which he lived 840 years (Gen. 5:9-14), and was 910 years old when he di...
[isbe] CAINAN - ka'-nan, ka-i'-nan (Kainan): (1) Greek form of Kenan (Lk 3:37): also the King James Version form in Old Testament (except 1 Ch 1:2). (2) A son of Arphaxad (Lk 3:36), omitted in Gen 10:24; 11:12.
[nave] CAINAN 1. Called also Kenan. Son of Enos, Gen. 5:9-15; 1 Chr. 1:2; Luke 3:37. 2. Son of Arphaxad, Luke 3:36.
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Tiras
[ebd] the youngest of the sons of Japheth (Gen. 10:2; 1 Chr. 1:5).
[isbe] TIRAS - ti'-ras (tirac; Theiras, Lucian Thiras): A son of Japheth (Gen 10:2 (P); 1 Ch 1:5). Not mentioned elsewhere; this name was almost unanimously taken by the ancient commentators (so Josephus, Ant, I, vi, 1) to be the s...
[nave] TIRAS, son of Japheth, Gen. 10:2; 1 Chr. 1:5.
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Magog
[ebd] region of Gog, the second of the "sons" of Japheth (Gen. 10:2; 1 Chr. 1:5). In Ezekiel (38:2; 39:6) it is the name of a nation, probably some Scythian or Tartar tribe descended from Japheth. They are described as skilled hor...
[isbe] MAGOG - ma'-gog (maghogh; Magog): Named among the sons of Japheth (Gen 10:2; 1 Ch 1:5). Ezekiel uses the word as equivalent to "land of Gog" (Ezek 38:2; 39:6). Josephus identifies the Magogites with the Scythians (Ant., I, v...
[nave] MAGOG Son of Japheth, Gen. 10:2; 1 Chr. 1:5. Prophecy concerning, Ezek. 38:2; 39:6. Symbolical of the enemies of God, Rev. 20:8.
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Methuselah
[ebd] man of the dart, the son of Enoch, and grandfather of Noah. He was the oldest man of whom we have any record, dying at the age of nine hundred and sixty-nine years, in the year of the Flood (Gen. 5:21-27; 1 Chr. 1:3).
[isbe] METHUSELAH - me-thu'-se-la, me-thu'-se-la (methushelach, "man of the javelin"): A descendant of Seth, the son of Enoch, and father of Lamech (Gen 5:21 ff; 1 Ch 1:3; Lk 3:37). Methuselah is said to have lived 969 years; he is...
[nave] METHUSELAH, son of Enoch and grandfather of Noah, Gen. 5:21-27; 1 Chr. 1:3.
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Lamech
[isbe] LAMECH - la'-mek (lemekh; Lamech, "a strong youth"?): (1) The name is first mentioned in Gen 4:18-24. Here Lamech, the son of Methushael, is named as the last of the descendants of Cain. He was the father of Jabel, Jubal, Tu...
[nave] LAMECH 1. Father of Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain, Gen. 4:18-24. 2. Son of Methuselah, and father of Noah, lived 777 years, Gen. 5:25-31; 1 Chr. 1:3. Ancestor of Jesus, Luke 3:36.
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KENAN
[isbe] KENAN - ke'-nan (qenan; Kainan) : A son of Enosh, the son of Seth (Gen 5:9,10,12,13,14; 1 Ch 1:2). the King James Version form (except in 1 Ch 1:2), is "Cainan."
[smith] (possession) = CAINAN, the son of Enos. (1Â Chronicles 1:2)
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Tubal
[smith] is reckoned with Javan and Meshech among the sons of Japheth. (Genesis 10:2; 1Â Chronicles 1:5) The three are again associated in the enumeration of the sources of the wealth of Tyre. (Ezekiel 27:13) Tubal and Javan, (Isaia...
[nave] TUBAL, son of Japheth, Gen. 10:2; 1 Chr. 1:5. Descendants of, become a nation, Isa. 66:19; Ezek. 27:13; 32:26; 38:2, 3; 39:1.
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Seth
[smith] (compensation), (Genesis 4:25; 6:3; 1Â Chronicles 1:1) the third son of Adam, and father of Enos. (B.C. 3870.) Adam handed down to Seth and his descendants the promise of mercy, faith in which became the distinction of God?...
[nave] SETH Son of Adam, Gen. 4:25, 26; 5:3, 8; 1 Chr. 1:1; Luke 3:38. Called Sheth, 1 Chr. 1:1.
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Enos
[smith] (mortal man), the son of Seth, (Genesis 4:26; 5:6,7,9,10,11; Luke 3:38) properly ENOSH, as in (1Â Chronicles 1:1)
[nave] ENOS, son of Seth, Gen. 4:26; 5:6-11; Luke 3:38. Called Enosh, 1 Chr. 1:1.
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Javan
[isbe] JAVAN - ja'-van (yawan, meaning unknown): (1) In Gen 10:2,4 = 1 Ch 1:5,7 Septuagint Iouan); Isa 66:19; Ezek 27:13 Septuagint Hellas, Greece); Dan 8:21 m; 10:20; 11:2; Zec 9:13; Joel 3:6 (Hebrew 4:6) Septuagint hoi Hellenes, ...
[nave] JAVAN 1. Son of Japheth, Gen. 10:2, 4; 1 Chr. 1:5, 7. 2. A city in Arabia in which the Phoenicians traded, Ezek. 27:13, 19.
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HENOCH
[isbe] HENOCH - he'-nok (chanokh; Henoch; in 1 Ch 1:3 the King James Version the Revised Version (British and American), "Enoch"; in Gen 25:4, the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) "Hanoch"; 1 Ch 1:3...
[smith] Enoch, 2. (1Â Chronicles 1:3) Hanoch, 1. (1Â Chronicles 1:33)
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Meshech
[ebd] drawing out, the sixth son of Japheth (Gen. 10:2), the founder of a tribe (1 Chr. 1:5; Ezek. 27:13; 38:2,3). They were in all probability the Moschi, a people inhabiting the Moschian Mountains, between the Black and the Casp...
[nave] MESHECH 1. Called also Mesech. Son of Japheth, Gen. 10:2; 1 Chr. 1:5. 2. Son of Shem, 1 Chr. 1:17. 3. A tribe, Psa. 120:5; Ezek. 27:13; 32:26; 38:2, 3.
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Mahalaleel
[smith] (praise of God). The fourth in descent from Adam, according to the Sethite genealogy, and son of Cainan. (Genesis 6:12,13,15-17; 1Â Chronicles 1:2; Luke 3:37) Revised Version. A descendant of Perez or Pharez the son of Jud...
[nave] MAHALALEEL 1. Called also Maleleel. Son of Cainan, Gen. 5:12-17; 1 Chr. 1:2; Luke 3:37. 2. A man of Judah, Neh. 11:4.
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SHETH
[ebd] tumult. (1.) "The children of Sheth" (Num. 24:17); R.V., "the sons of tumult," which is probably the correct rendering, as there is no evidence that this is a proper name here. (2.) The antediluvian patriarch (1 Chr. 1:1).
[smith] (compensation). The patriarch Seth. (1Â Chronicles 1:1) In the Authorized Version of (Numbers 24:17) not a proper name, but there is reason to regard it as an appellative. Read instead of "the sons of Sheth." "the suns of ...
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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)
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There are at least three purposes for the inclusion of this genealogy, which contains 10 paragraphs (vv. 1-5, 6-8, 9-11, 12-14, 15-17, 18-20, 21-24, 25-27, 28-31, and 32).1. It shows the development of the human race from Ada...
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Chronicles covers a broader period of history than any other Old Testament book. It begins with Adam and ends with Anani who lived eight generations after King Jehoiachin (1 Chron. 3:24). If we allow 25 years for each generat...
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The central subject of 1 and 2 Chronicles is the temple of God. Someone evidently wrote these books at the end of the Babylonian exile to encourage the Israelites to reestablish Israel's national life in the Promised Land. In...
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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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"The fact that the author of 1 and 2 Chronicles devoted nine chapters out of sixty-five to genealogies (1 Chr 1-9) makes clear that these were of great importance to him and bear significantly on his purpose in writing his wo...
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This list clearly defines the priests and Levites' line of descent. Only the descendants of Aaron, the priests, could serve in the temple by offering sacrifices on the incense altar (v. 49; cf. Num. 3:5-38). Nehemiah correctl...
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This list obviously parallels to some extent David's genealogy (chs. 1-3). Saul came from the tribe of Benjamin, not from the tribe of Judah that God had promised leadership of the nation. One reason the writer had an interes...
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38:1-2 The Lord commanded Ezekiel to utter an oracle of judgment against Gog (cf. 1 Chron. 5:4; Rev. 20:8), who was the prince (king) over Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. His land was Magog (cf. Gen. 10:2; Rev. 20:8).The identity o...
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Why did Luke place his genealogy of Jesus at this point in his Gospel? Probably he did so because this was the beginning of Jesus' public ministry. Matthew recorded Jesus' genealogy to show that He had a legitimate right by b...
