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Texts -- 1 Chronicles 1:39 (NET)
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- 1Ch 1:38-42 -- The Descendants of Seir
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Hori
[isbe] HORI - ho'-ri (chori, "cave-dweller"): (1) A Horite descendant of Esau (Gen 36:22; 1 Ch 1:39). (2) A Simonite, father of Shaphat, one of the twelve spies (Nu 13:5).
[smith] (cave-dweller). A Horite, son of Lotan the son of Seir. (Genesis 36:22; 1Â Chronicles 1:39; Genesis 36:30) A man of Simeon, father of Shaphat. (Numbers 13:5)
[nave] HORI 1. Son of Lotan, Gen. 36:22, 30; 1 Chr. 1:39. 2. A Simeonite, Num. 13:5.
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Homam
[isbe] HOMAM - ho'-mam (chomam, "destruction"): A Horite descendant of Esau (1 Ch 1:39). The name appears in Gen 36:22 as "Heman."
[smith] (destruction), the form under which, in (1Â Chronicles 1:39) an Edomite name appears which in (Genesis 36:22) is given HEMAM.
[nave] HOMAM, called also Heman. an Edomite, Gen. 36:22; 1 Chr. 1:39.
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Timna
[isbe] TIMNA - tim'-na (timna`; Thamna): A conbubine of Eliphaz, Esau's son, and the mother of Amalek (Gen 36:12). But in Gen 36:22 and 1 Ch 1:39 Timna is the sister of Lotan, and in Gen 36:40 and 1 Ch 1:51 a chief or elan of Edom ...
[nave] TIMNA 1. Concubine of Eliphaz, Gen. 36:12. 2. Daughter of Seir, Gen. 36:22; 1 Chr. 1:39. 3. Son of Eliphaz, 1 Chr. 1:36.
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Esau
[nave] ESAU Eldest of twin sons born to Isaac and Rebekah. Birth of, Gen. 25:19-26; 1 Chr. 1:34. Called Edom, Gen. 36:1, 8. A hunter, Gen. 25:27, 28. Beloved by Isaac, Gen. 25:27, 28. Sells his birthright for some stew, Gen. 25...
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TIMNA, OR TIMNAH
[smith] (restraint). A concubine of Eliphaz son of Esau, and mother of Amalek (Genesis 36:12) it may be presumed that she was the same as Timna sister of Lotan. Ibid. ver. 22, and (1Â Chronicles 1:39) (B.C. after 1800.) A duke or ...
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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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Hemam
[nave] HEMAM, a son of Lotan, Gen. 36:22. Called Homam, 1 Chr. 1:39.
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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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LOTAN
[smith] (covering), the eldest son of Seir the Horite. (Genesis 36:20,22,29; 1Â Chronicles 1:38,39)
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TIMNAH
[isbe] TIMNAH - tim'-na (timnah, timnathah (Josh 19:43; Jdg 14:1,2,5), "allotted portion; Codex Vaticanus Thamnatha; also several Greek variations; King James Version has Timnath in Gen 38:12,13,14; Jdg 14:1,2,5; and Thimnathah in ...
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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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PYGARG
[isbe] PYGARG - pi'-garg (dishon; Septuagint pugargos; compare proper nouns, "Dishon" and "Dishan" (Gen 36:21-30; 1 Ch 1:38-42); according to BDB, Hommel, Saugethiere, derives ... from dush, Arabic das, "to tread," and compare Assy...
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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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Horites
[ebd] cave-men, a race of Troglodytes who dwelt in the limestone caves which abounded in Edom. Their ancestor was "Seir," who probably gave his name to the district where he lived. They were a branch of the Hivites (Gen. 14:6; 36:...
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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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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)
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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...
