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- 1Ch 1:29-31 -- Ishmael's Descendants
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Tema
[ebd] south; desert, one of the sons of Ishmael, and father of a tribe so called (Gen. 25:15; 1 Chr. 1:30; Job 6:19; Isa. 21:14; Jer. 25:23) which settled at a place to which he gave his name, some 250 miles south-east of Edom, on...
[isbe] TEMA - te'-ma (tema', "south country"; Thaiman): The name of a son of Ishmael (Gen 25:15; 1 Ch 1:30), of the tribe descended from him (Jer 25:23), and of the place where they dwelt (Job 6:19; Isa 21:14). This last was a loca...
[smith] (a desert), the ninth son of Ishmael, (Genesis 25:15; 1Â Chronicles 1:30) whence the tribe called after him, mentioned in (Job 6:19; Jeremiah 25:23) and also the land occupied by this tribe. (Isaiah 21:13,14) (B.C. after 18...
[nave] TEMA 1. Son of Ishmael, Gen. 25:15; 1 Chr. 1:30. 2. A people of Arabia, probably descendant from Tema, Ishmael's son, Job 6:19; Isa. 21:14; Jer. 25:23.
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Shem
[nave] SHEM, son of Noah. Preserved in the ark, Gen. 5:32; 6:10; 7:13; 9:18; 1 Chr. 1:4. His filial conduct, Gen. 9:23-27. Descendants of, Gen. 10:1, 21-31; 11:10-29; 1 Chr. 1:17-54. Called Sem, Luke 3:36.
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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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Nebaioth
[isbe] NEBAIOTH - ne-ba'-yoth, ne-bi'-oth (nabhayoth; Septuagint Nabaioth): Firstborn of Ishmael (Gen 25:13; 28:9; 36:3; 1 Ch 1:29). Isa 60:7 mentions the tribe Nebaioth with Kedar, with an allusion to its pastoral nature: "the ram...
[nave] NEBAIOTH, called also Nebajoth. Son of Ishmael, Gen. 25:13; 28:9; 36:3; 1 Chr. 1:29. Prophecies concerning, Isa. 60:7.
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Naphish
[ebd] refresher, one of the sons of Ishmael (Gen. 25:15; 1 Chr. 1:31). He was the father of an Arab tribe.
[isbe] NAPHISH - na'-fish (naphish; Naphes, D, Napheth): A son of Ishmael (Gen 25:15; 1 Ch 1:31). Naphish, along with other Hagrite clans, was overwhelmingly defeated by the Israelite tribes on the East of the Jordan (1 Ch 5:19, th...
[smith] (refreshment), the last but one of the sons of Ishmael. (Genesis 25:15; 1Â Chronicles 1:31)
[nave] NAPHISH, called also Nephish. A son of Ishmael, Gen. 25:15; 1 Chr. 1:31.
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NODAB
[isbe] NODAB - no'-dab (nodhabh; Nadabaioi): A Hagrite clan which, along with Jetur and Naphish, suffered complete defeat at the hands of the trans-Jordanic Israelites (1 Ch 5:19). It has been suggested that Nodab is a corruption o...
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MESHA
[isbe] MESHA - me'-sha: (1) (mesha`; Codex Vaticanus, Marisa; Codex Alexandrinus, Marisas): Caleb's firstborn son, the father of Ziph, probably the ancestor of the Ziphites (1 Ch 2:42). (2) (mesha'; Codex Vaticanus, Misa; Codex Ale...
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Kedemah
[isbe] KEDEMAH - ked'-e-ma, ke-de'-ma (qedhemah, "eastward"): Son of Ishmael (Gen 25:16), head of a clan (1 Ch 1:31). See KADMONITE.
[smith] (eastward), the youngest of the sons of Ishmael. (Genesis 25:15; 1Â Chronicles 1:31)
[nave] KEDEMAH, son of Ishmael, Gen. 25:15; 1 Chr. 1:31.
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Kedar
[isbe] KEDAR - ke'-dar (qedhar; Kedar): Second in order of the sons of Ishmael (Gen 25:13 parallel 1 Ch 1:29). The name occurs as typical of a distant eastern country in opposition to the lands of the Mediterranean (Jer 2:10). The ...
[smith] (dark-skinned), the second in order of the sons of Ishmael, (Genesis 25:13; 1Â Chronicles 1:29) and the name of a great tribe of Arabs settled on the northwest of the peninsula and on the confines of Palestine. The "glory o...
[nave] KEDAR 1. Son of Ishmael, Gen. 25:13; 1 Chr. 1:29. 2. A nomadic clan of the Ishmaelites, Psa. 120:5; Song 1:4; Isa. 21:16; 42:11; 60:7; Jer. 49:28. Flocks of, Isa. 60:7; Jer. 49:28. Princes and commerce of, Ezek. 27:21.
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Jetur
[isbe] JETUR - je'-tur (yeTur, meaning uncertain): a "son" of Ishmael (Gen 25:15 parallel 1 Ch 1:31); against this clan the two and a half tribes warred (1 Ch 5:18 f); they are the Itureans of New Testament times. See ITURAEA.
[smith] (an enclosure). (Genesis 25:15; 1Â Chronicles 1:31; 5:19) [ITURAEA]
[nave] JETUR, son of Ishmael, Gen. 25:15; 1 Chr. 1:31.
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JAKEH
[isbe] JAKEH - ja'-ke (yaqeh, perhaps from Arabic root meaning "carefully religious"; yaqe', as if from qi'): The father of Agur, the author of the sayings recorded in Prov 30:1. Nothing is known of either Jakeh or Agur. The immedi...
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Ishmael
[nave] ISHMAEL 1. Son of Abraham, Gen. 16:11, 15, 16; 1 Chr. 1:28. Prayer of Abraham for, Gen. 17:18, 20. Circumcised, Gen. 17:23-26. Promised to be the father of a nation, Gen. 16:11, 12; 17:20; 21:12, 13, 18. Sent away by Abr...
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Hadar
[ebd] Adod, brave(?). (1.) A son of Ishmael (Gen. 25:15); in 1 Chr. 1:30 written Hadad. (2.) One of the Edomitish kings (Gen. 36:39) about the time of Saul. Called also Hadad (1 Chr. 1:50, 51). It is probable that in these cases H...
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Hadad
[ebd] Adod, brave(?), the name of a Syrian god. (1.) An Edomite king who defeated the Midianites (Gen. 36:35; 1 Chr. 1:46). (2.) Another Edomite king (1 Chr. 1:50, 51), called also Hadar (Gen. 36:39; 1 Chr. 1:51). (3.) One of "the...
[isbe] HADAD - ha'-dad: (1) (chadhadh, "sharpness"): One of the twelve sons of Ishmael (Gen 25:15, where the King James Version, following a mistake in Hebrew text, has "Hadar"; but "Hadad" is found in parallel passage 1 Ch 1:30; t...
[smith] (mighty), originally the indigenous appellation of the sun among the Syrians, and thence transferred to the king as the highest of earthly authorities. The title appears to have been an official one, like Pharaoh. It is found...
[nave] HADAD 1. A successor of Husham as king of Edom. Vanquished the Midianites on the field of Moab, Gen. 36:35; 1 Chr. 1:46. 2. A son of Ishmael, 1 Chr. 1:30. Called Hadar in Gen. 25:15. 3. Successor of Baal-hanan, king of Ed...
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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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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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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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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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Dumah
[ebd] silence, (comp. Ps. 94:17), the fourth son of Ishmael; also the tribe descended from him; and hence also the region in Arabia which they inhabited (Gen. 25:14; 1 Chr. 1:30). There was also a town of this name in Judah (Josh....
[isbe] DUMAH - du'-ma (dumah, "silence"): This word occurs in the Old Testament with the following significations: (1) the land of silence or death, the grave (Ps 94:17; 115:17); (2) a town in the highlands of Judah between Hebron ...
[smith] (silence). A son of Ishmael, most probably the founder of the Ishmaelite tribe of Arabia, and thence the name of the principal place of district inhabited by that tribe. (Genesis 25:14; 1Â Chronicles 1:30; Isaiah 21:11) A ...
[nave] DUMAH 1. Son of Ishmael, Gen. 25:14; 1 Chr. 1:30; Isa. 21:11, 12. 2. A city of Canaan assigned to Judah, Josh. 15:52.
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Adbeel
[ebd] miracle of God, the third of the twelve sons of Ishmael, and head of an Arabian tribe (Gen. 25:13; 1 Chr. 1:29).
[isbe] ADBEEL - ad'-be-el ('adhbe'el, "God's discipline," possibly): The third of the twelve sons of Ishmael (Gen 25:13; 1 Ch 1:29). The name appears in the Assyrian records as that of a north Arabian tribe residing somewhere South...
[smith] (offspring of God), a son of Ishmael, (Genesis 25:13; 1Â Chronicles 1:29) and probably the progenitor of an Arab tribe. (B.C. about 1850.)
[nave] ADBEEL, son of Ishmael, Gen. 25:13; 1 Chr. 1:29.
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