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Texts -- 1 Chronicles 1:33 (NET)
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- 1Ch 1:32-33 -- Keturah's Descendants
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Abida
[ebd] or Abi'dah, father of knowledge; knowing, one of the five sons of Midian, who was the son of Abraham by Keturah (1 Chr. 1:33), and apparently the chief of an Arab tribe.
[isbe] ABIDA - a-bi'-da ('abhidha`, "father of knowledge," or "my father knows"): A son of Midian and grandson of Abraham and Keturah (Gen 25:4; 1 Ch 1:33). Abidah in the King James Version in Gen.
[nave] ABIDA, son of Midian, 1 Chr. 1:33. a descendant of Abraham, Gen. 25:4.
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Epher
[isbe] EPHER - e'-fer (`epher, "calf," "young deer"; Apher, Opher: (1) The second son of Midian, descended from Abraham by his wife Keturah (Gen 25:4; 1 Ch 1:33). See further Dillmann's Commentary on Gen (25:4). (2) The third son o...
[smith] (a calf), the second, in order, of the sons of Midian. (Genesis 25:4; 1Â Chronicles 1:33) (B.C. 1820).
[nave] EPHER 1. A son of Midian, Gen. 25:4; 1 Chr. 1:33. 2. Son of Ezra, 1 Chr. 4:17. 3. A chief of Manasseh, 1 Chr. 5:24.
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Eldaah
[isbe] ELDAAH - el-da'-a ('elda`ah, "God has called"?): A son of Midian (Gen 25:4; 1 Ch 1:33).
[nave] ELDAAH, a descendant of Abraham, Gen. 25:4; 1 Chr. 1:33.
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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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Ephah
[nave] EPHAH 1. A son of Midian, Gen. 25:4; 1 Chr. 1:33; Isa. 60:6. 2. Caleb's concubine, 1 Chr. 2:46. 3. Son of Jahdai, 1 Chr. 2:47. 4. A measure of about three pecks. See: Measure, Dry.
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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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Midian
[nave] MIDIAN, son of Abraham by Keturah, Gen. 25:2, 4; 1 Chr. 1:32, 33.
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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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Midianites
[nave] MIDIANITES Descendants of Midian, son of Abraham by Keturah, Gen. 25:1, 2, 4; 1 Chr. 1:32, 33. Called Ishmaelites, Gen. 37:25, 28; Judg. 8:24. Were merchantmen, Gen. 37:28. Buy Joseph and sell him to Potiphar, Gen. 37:28,...
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Abraham
[nave] ABRAHAM, called also Abram. Son of Terah, Gen. 11:26, 27. Marries Sarah, Gen. 11:29. Dwells in Ur, but removes to Haran, Gen. 11:31; Neh. 9:7; Acts 7:4, and Canaan, Gen. 12:4-6; Acts 7:4. Divine call of, Gen. 12:1-3; Josh....
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Hanoch
[nave] HANOCH 1. Son of Midian, Gen. 25:4. Called Henoch, 1 Chr. 1:33. 2. Eldest son of Reuben, Gen. 46:9; Ex. 6:14; Num. 26:5; 1 Chr. 5:3.
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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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EPHAH (1)
[isbe] EPHAH (1) - e'-fa (`ephah, "darkness"; Gephar (Gen 25:4), Gaipha (Isa 60:6): The name of three persons in the Old Testament, both masculine and feminine (1) The son of Midian, descended from Abraham by his wife Keturah (Gen ...
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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, 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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ABIDA, OR ABIDAH
[smith] (father of knowledge), a son of Midian. (Genesis 25:4; 1Â Chronicles 1:33)
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HANOCH; HANOCHITES
[isbe] HANOCH; HANOCHITES - ha'-nok, ha'-nok-its (chanokh, "initiation," "dedication"): (1) A grandson of Abraham by Keturah, and an ancestral head of a clan of Midian (Gen 25:4; 1 Ch 1:33, the King James Version "Henoch"). (2) The...
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EPAH
[smith] (gloomy), the first, in order,of the sons of Midian, (Genesis 25:4; 1Â Chronicles 1:33) afterwards mentioned by (Isaiah 60:6)
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