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- 1Ch 1:38-42 -- The Descendants of Seir
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Zibeon
[isbe] ZIBEON - zib'-e-on (tsibh`on, "hyena"; HPN, 95; Sebegon): A Horite chief (Gen 36:2,14,20,24,29; 1 Ch 1:38,40); he is called the "Hivite" in Gen 36:2 where "Horite" should be read with 36:20,29. In Gen 36:2,14 Anah is said to...
[smith] (robber), father of Anah, whose daughter Aholibamah was Esau?s wife. (Genesis 36:2) (B.C. 1797.) Although called a Hivite, he is probably the same as Zibeon the son of Seir the Horite. (Genesis 36:20,24,29; 1Â Chronicles 1:...
[nave] ZIBEON 1. A Hivite, Gen. 36:2, 14. 2. Son of Seir, Gen. 36:20, 24, 29; 1 Chr. 1:38, 40.
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Shobal
[isbe] SHOBAL - sho'-bal (shobhal, "overflowing"; Sobal, with variants): (1) An Edomite name mentioned in connection with Lotan, Zibeon and Anah, as that of a "son" of Seir (Gen 36:20), the father of a clan (Gen 36:23), and a Horit...
[nave] SHOBAL 1. Son of Seir, Gen. 36:20, 23, 29; 1 Chr. 1:38, 40. 2. Son of Caleb, 1 Chr. 2:50, 52. 3. Son of Judah, 1 Chr. 4:1, 2.
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SHEPHI, SHEPHO
[isbe] SHEPHI, SHEPHO - she'-fi, she'-fo (shephi; Codex Vaticanus Sob, Codex Alexandrinus Sophar; Lucian, Sapphei (1 Ch 1:40); or Shepho, shepho; Codex Alexandrinus Soph; Lucian, Sophan (Gen 36:23)): A Horite chief.
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SHEPHI
[smith] (bareness), son of Shobal. of the sons of Seir. (1Â Chronicles 1:40) Called also SHEPHO. (Genesis 36:23)
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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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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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Onam
[isbe] ONAM - o'-na ('onam, "vigorous"; compare ONAN): (1) "Son" of Shobal "son" of Seir the Horite (Gen 36:23; 1 Ch 1:40). (2) "Son" of Jerahmeel by Atarah; perhaps the name is connected with Onan son of Judah (1 Ch 2:26,28).
[smith] (strong). One of the sons of Shobal the son of Seir. (Genesis 36:23; 1Â Chronicles 1:40) (B.C. 1964.) The son of Jerahmeel by his wife Atarah. (1Â Chronicles 2:26,28)
[nave] ONAM, a son of Shobal, Gen. 36:23; 1 Chr. 1:40. 2. Son of Jerahmeel, 1 Chr. 2:26, 28.
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Manahath
[isbe] MANAHATH - man'-a-hath (manachath; Machanathi): (1) A place to which certain Benjamites, victims, apparently, of intra-tribal jealousy, were carried captive (1 Ch 8:6). Of this town the Manahathites were probably natives. It...
[smith] (rest) one of the sons of Shobal, and descendant of Seir the Horite. (Genesis 36:23; 1Â Chronicles 1:40)
[nave] MANAHATH 1. Son of Shobal, Gen. 36:23; 1 Chr. 1:40. 2. A city in Benjamin, 1 Chr. 8:6.
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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, 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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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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Ebal
[smith] (stone, bare mountain). One of the sons of Shobal the son of Seir. (Genesis 36:23; 1Â Chronicles 1:40) Obal the son of Joktan. (1Â Chronicles 1:22) comp. Genesis 10:28
[nave] EBAL 1. Son of Joktan, 1 Chr. 1:22. 2. A Horite, Gen. 36:23; 1 Chr. 1:40. 3. A mountain of Ephraim. Half of the tribes of Israel stand on, to respond Amen to the curses of the law, Deut. 11:29; 27:12, 13; Josh. 8:33. Alta...
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EBAL; OBAL
[isbe] EBAL; OBAL - e'-bal (`ebhal, "bare") or (`obhal): (1) A people and region of Joktanite, Arabia. See Dillmann, Genesis, and Glaser, Skizze, II, 426. The latter form of the name is that given in Gen 10:28, the former in 1 Ch 1...
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Alvan
[isbe] ALVAN - al'-van (`alwan, "tall"?): A son of Shobal, the Horite (Gen 36:23). In 1 Ch 1:40 the name is written Alian, Septuagint Olam. It is probably the same as Alvah of Gen 36:23, which appears in 1 Ch 1:51 as Aliah.
[smith] (tall), a Horite, son of Shobal, (Genesis 36:23) written ALIAN in (1Â Chronicles 1:40)
[nave] ALVAN Son of Shobal, Gen. 36:23. Called Alian, 1 Chr. 1:40.
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Ajah
[nave] AJAH, called also Aiah. 1. A Horite, Gen. 36:24; 1 Chr. 1:40. 2. Father of Rizpah, 2 Sam. 3:7; 21:8-11.
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ANAH
[isbe] ANAH - a'-na (`anah, meaning uncertain; a Horite clan-name (Gen 36)): (1) Mother of Aholibamah, one of the wives of Esau and daughter of Zibeon (compare Gen 36:2,14,18,25). The Septuagint, the Samaritan Pentateuch, and the P...
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ALVAH
[isbe] ALVAH - al'-va (`alwah): A chief (the King James Version duke) of Edom (Gen 36:40), called "Aliah" in 1 Ch 1:51. Probably the same as Alvan, or Ahan, son of Shobal son of Seir (Gen 36:23; 1 Ch 1:40).
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ALIAN
[isbe] ALIAN - a-li'-an (`alyan): A descendant of Esau, and son of Shobal (1 Ch 1:40). In the corresponding earlier genealogy (Gen 36:23) the same person is given as Alvan (`alwan), the change of the third consonant being a simple ...
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AIAH
[isbe] AIAH - a'-ya ('ayyah, "falcon"; once in the King James Version Ajah, Gen 36:24): (1) A Horite, son of Zibeon, and brother of Anah, who was father of one of Esau's wives (Gen 36:24; 1 Ch 1:40). (2) Father of Rizpah, a concubi...
[smith] (clamor). Son of Zibeon, a descendant of Seir and ancestor of one of the wives of Esau, (1Â Chronicles 1:40) called in (Genesis 36:24) AJAH = A IAH. He probably died before his father, as the succession fell to his brother...
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