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2:1 These <0428> were the sons <01121> of Israel <03478>: Reuben <07205>, Simeon <08095>, Levi <03878>, and Judah <03063>; Issachar <03485> and Zebulun <02074>; 2:2 Dan <01835>, Joseph <03130>, and Benjamin <01144>; Naphtali <05321>, Gad <01410>, and Asher <0836>. 2:3 The sons <01121> of Judah <03063>: Er <06147>, Onan <0209>, and Shelah <07956>. These three <07969> were born <03205> to him by Bathshua <07774>, a Canaanite <03669> woman <01323>. Er <06147>, Judah’s <03063> firstborn <01060>, displeased <05869> <07451> the Lord <03069>, so the Lord killed <04191> him. 2:4 Tamar <08559>, Judah’s daughter-in-law <03618>, bore <03205> to him Perez <06557> and Zerah <02226>. Judah <03063> had five <02568> sons <01121> in all <03605>. 2:5 The sons <01121> of Perez <06557>: Hezron <02696> and Hamul <02538>. 2:6 The sons <01121> of Zerah <02226>: Zimri <02174>, Ethan <0387>, Heman <01968>, Kalkol <03633>, Dara <01873>– five <02568> in all <03605>. 2:7 The son <01121> of Carmi <03756>: Achan <05917>, who brought the disaster <05916> on Israel <03478> when <0834> he stole <04603> what was devoted <02764> to God. 2:8 The son <01121> of Ethan <0387>: Azariah <05838>. 2:9 The sons <01121> born <03205> to Hezron <02696>: Jerahmeel <03396>, Ram <07410>, and Caleb <03621>. 2:10 Ram <07410> was the father <03205> of Amminadab <05992>, and Amminadab <05992> was the father <03205> of Nahshon <05177>, the tribal chief <05387> of Judah <03063>. 2:11 Nahshon <05177> was the father <03205> of Salma <08007>, and Salma <08007> was the father <03205> of Boaz <01162>. 2:12 Boaz <01162> was the father <03205> of Obed <05744>, and Obed <05744> was the father <03205> of Jesse <03448>. 2:13 Jesse <03448> was the father <03205> of Eliab <0446>, his firstborn <01060>; Abinadab <041> was born second <08145>, Shimea <08092> third <07992>, 2:14 Nethanel <05417> fourth <07243>, Raddai <07288> fifth <02549>, 2:15 Ozem <0684> sixth <08345>, David <01732> seventh <07637>. 2:16 Their sisters <0269> were Zeruiah <06870> and Abigail <026>. Zeruiah’s <06870> three <07969> sons <01121> were Abshai <052>, Joab <03097>, and Asahel <06214>.

• 1Ch 2:1-2 -- Israel's Descendants
• 1Ch 2:3-9 -- Judah's Descendants
• 1Ch 2:10-17 -- Ram's Descendants

• AARON

  [ebd] the eldest son of Amram and Jochebed, a daughter of Levi (Ex. 6:20). Some explain the name as meaning mountaineer, others mountain of strength, illuminator. He was born in Egypt three years before his brother Moses, and a nu...
  [isbe] AARON - ar'-un, sometimes pronounced ar'on ('aharon--Septuagint Aaron, meaning uncertain: Gesenius suggests "mountaineer"; Furst, "enlightened"; others give "rich," "fluent." Cheyne mentions Redslob's "ingenious conjecture" ...
  

• 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...
  

• PALESTINE EXPLORATION, 2B

  [isbe] PALESTINE EXPLORATION, 2B - 4. Central Palestine: (1) Jerusalem. See above, III, 1, (2). (2) Samaria. (Harvard Expedition).--Although the ancient capital of the Northern Kingdom, yet Samaria was Centrally located, being 20 m...
  

• 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; ...
  

• Polygamy

  [nave] POLYGAMY Forbidden, Deut. 17:17; Lev. 18:18; Mal. 2:14, 15; Matt. 19:4, 5; Mark 10:2-8; 1 Tim. 3:2, 12; Tit. 1:6. Authorized, 2 Sam. 12:8. Tolerated, Ex. 21:10; 1 Sam. 1:2; 2 Chr. 24:3. Practiced, Job 27:15; by Lamech, Ge...
  

• Jacob

  [nave] JACOB Son of Isaac, and twin brother of Esau, Gen. 25:24-26; Josh. 24:4; 1 Chr. 1:34; Acts 7:8. Ancestor of Jesus, Matt. 1:2. Given in answer to prayer, Gen. 25:21. Obtains Esau's birthright for a some stew, Gen. 25:29-34...
  

• CHRONOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT

  [isbe] CHRONOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT - kro-nol'-o-ji: I. INTRODUCTORY 1. Difficulties of the Subject 2. Plan of Treatment 3. Bible to be Regarded as Highest Authority II. THE AGES BETWEEN THE TESTAMENTS III. PERSIAN PERIOD IV. BA...
  

• MAON; MAONITES

  [isbe] MAON; MAONITES - ma'-on, ma'-on-its, ma-o'-nits (ma`on; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Maor, Maan; Codex Alexandrinus Maon): (1) A town in the mountain of Judah named along with Carmel and Ziph (Josh 15:55). It appears again as...
  

• David

  [isbe] DAVID - da'-vid (dawidh, or dawidh, "beloved"; Daueid, also in New Testament, Dauid, Dabid; see Thayer's Lexicon): I. NAME AND GENEALOGY II. EARLY YEARS 1. Shepherd 2. Slinger 3. Harpist 4. Poet 5. Psalmist 6. Tribesman III....
  [nave] DAVID 1. King of Israel. Genealogy of, Ruth 4:18-22; 1 Sam. 16:11; 17:12; 1 Chr. 2:3-15; Matt. 1:1-6; Luke 3:31-38. A shepherd, 1 Sam. 16:11. Kills a lion and a bear, 1 Sam. 17:34-36. Anointed king, while a youth, by the ...
  

• 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 ...
  

• RUTH, THE BOOK OF

  [isbe] RUTH, THE BOOK OF - 1. Order in the Canon: The place which the Book of Ruth occupies in the order of the books of the English Bible is not that of the Hebrew Canon. There it is one of the five meghilloth or Rolls, which were...
  

• Jesse

  [isbe] JESSE - jes'-e (yishay, meaning doubtful; according to Gesenius it = "wealthy"; Olshausen, Gram., sections 277 f, conjectures yesh yah, "Yahweh exists"; Wellhausen (1 Sam 14:49) explains it as 'abhishay (see ABISHAI); Iessai...
  [nave] JESSE Father of David, Ruth 4:17; 1 Sam. 17:12. Ancestor of Jesus, Matt. 1:5, 6. Samuel visits, under divine command, to select from his sons a successor to Saul, 1 Sam. 16:1-13. Saul asks, to send David to become a membe...
  

• Carmi

  [isbe] CARMI - kar'-mi (karmi, "fruitful," "noble"): (1) A son of Reuben who came to Egypt with Jacob (Gen 46:9; Ex 6:14; 1 Ch 5:3). Also the name of a family of which Carmi was the head (Nu 26:6). (2) A Judahite (1 Ch 2:7), son of...
  [smith] (vine dresser). The fourth son of Reuben, the progenitor of the family of the Carmites. (Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14; Numbers 26:6; 1 Chronicles 5:3) A man of the tribe of Judah, father of Achan, the "troubler of Israel." (...
  [nave] CARMI 1. Son of Reuben, Gen. 46:9; Ex. 6:14. 2. Son of Hezron, 1 Chr. 4:1. Called Chelubai, 1 Chr. 2:9, and Caleb, v. 18. 3. Father of Achan, Josh. 7:1, 18; 1 Chr. 2:7.
  

• Ozem

  [ebd] strong. (1.) One of David's brothers; the sixth son of Jesse (1 Chr. 2:15). (2.) A son of Jerahmeel (1 Chr. 2:25).
  [isbe] OZEM - o'-zem ('otsem, meaning unknown): (1) The 6th son of David (1 Ch 2:15). Septuagint (Asom) and Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) suggest that the name should be pointed 'atsom. (2) A "son" of Jerahmeel (1 Ch...
  [smith] (power). The sixth son of Jesse, the next eldest above David. (1 Chronicles 2:15) (B.C. 1055.) Son of Jerahmeel. (1 Chronicles 2:25)
  [nave] OZEM 1. Son of Jesse, 1 Chr. 2:15. 2. Son of Jerahmeel, 1 Chr. 2:25.
  

• Hamul

  [ebd] spared, one of the sons of Pharez, son of Judah (1 Chr. 2:5). His descendants are called Hamulites (Num. 26:21).
  [isbe] HAMUL - ha'-mul (chamul, "pitied," "spared"): A son of Perez, and head of one of the clans of Judah (Gen 46:12; 1 Ch 2:5; Nu 26:21). His descendants were called Hamulites.
  [smith] (pitied), the younger son of Pharez, Judah?s son by Tamar. (Genesis 46:12; 1 Chronicles 2:5) (B.C. between 1706-1688.)
  [nave] HAMUL, son of Pharez, Gen. 46:12; Num. 26:21; 1 Chr. 2:5.
  

• Azariah

  [ebd] whom Jehovah helps. (1.) Son of Ethan, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 2:8). (2.) Son of Ahimaaz, who succeeded his grandfather Zadok as high priest (1 Chr. 6:9; 1 Kings 4:2) in the days of Solomon. He officiated at the consec...
  [isbe] AZARIAH - az-a-ri'-a `azaryahu and `azaryah, "Yahweh has helped"): (1) King of Judah. See UZZIAH. (2) A Judahite of the house of Ethan the Wise (1 Ch 2:8). (3) The son of Jehu, descended from an Egyptian through the daughter...
  [smith] (whom the Lord helps) a common name in Hebrew, and especially in the families of the priests of the line of Eleazar, whose name has precisely the same meaning as Azariah. It is nearly identical, and is often confounded, with ...
  [nave] AZARIAH 1. Son of Ethan, 1 Chr. 2:8. 2. Son of Jehu, 1 Chr. 2:38, 39. 3. Son of Zadok, 1 Kin. 4:2; perhaps identical with No. 6, below. 4. Captain of Solomon's guards, 1 Kin. 4:5. 5. A prophet, called Oded, 2 Chr. 15:1; ...
  

• Heman

  [ebd] faithful. (1.) 1 Kings 4:31; 1 Chr. 2:6, a son of Zerah, noted for his wisdom. (2.) Grandson of Samuel (1 Chr. 6:33; 15:17), to whom the 88th Psalm probably was inscribed. He was one of the "seers" named in 2 Chr. 29:14, 30,...
  [isbe] HEMAN - he'-man (heman, "faithful"): The name of two men in the Old Testament. (1) A musician and seer, a Levite, son of Joel and grandson of the prophet Samuel; of the family of the Kohathites (1 Ch 6:33), appointed by Davi...
  [smith] (faithful) Son of Zerah. (1 Chronicles 2:6; 1 Kings 4:31) Son of Joel and grandson of Samuel the prophet, a Kohathite. He is called "the singer," rather the musician, (1 Chronicles 6:33) and was the first of the thr...
  [nave] HEMAN 1. A man noted for wisdom, to whom Solomon is compared, 1 Kin. 4:31; 1 Chr. 2:6. 2. "The singer,'' a chief Levite, and musician, 1 Chr. 6:33; 15:17, 19; 16:41. The king's seer, 1 Chr. 25:5. His sons and daughters te...
  

• CALEB

  [ebd] a dog. (1.) One of the three sons of Hezron of the tribe of Judah. He is also called Chelubai (1 Chr. 2:9). His descendants are enumerated (18-20, 42-49). (2.) A "son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah" (1 Chr. 2:50). Some wo...
  [smith] (capable). According to (1 Chronicles 2:9,18,19,42,50) the son of Hezron the son of Pharez the son of Judah, and the father of Hur, and consequently grandfather of Caleb the spy. (B.C. about 1600.) Son of Jephunneh, one o...
  

• Chelubai

  [isbe] CHELUBAI - ke-loo'-bi (kelubhay): Another form of Caleb used in 1 Ch 2:9; compare 2:18,42. Caleb is here described as the brother of Jerahmeel, and son of Hezron, a remote ancestor, instead of as the son of Jephunneh. See CA...
  [smith] (capable), the son of Hezron. Same as Caleb. (1 Chronicles 2:9,18,42)
  [nave] CHELUBAI Son of Hezron, 1 Chr. 2:9. Called Caleb, vs. 18,42.
  

• Calcol

  [ebd] (1 Chr. 2:6), sustenance, the same probably as Chalcol (1 Kings 4:31), one of the four sages whom Solomon excelled in wisdom; for "he was wiser than all men."
  [smith] (sustenance), a man of Judah, son or descendant of Zerah. (1 Chronicles 2:6) Probably identical with CHALCOL.
  [nave] CALCOL, son of Zerah, 1 Chr. 2:6.
  

• Samuel, Kings, Chronicles: Genealogies

  

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