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Israel’s Descendants
2:1 These were the sons of Israel : Reuben , Simeon , Levi , and Judah ; Issachar and Zebulun ; 2:2 Dan , Joseph , and Benjamin ; Naphtali , Gad , and Asher .
Judah’s Descendants
2:3 The sons of Judah : Er , Onan , and Shelah . These three were born to him by Bathshua , a Canaanite woman . Er , Judah’s firstborn , displeased the Lord , so the Lord killed him. 2:4 Tamar , Judah’s daughter-in-law , bore to him Perez and Zerah . Judah had five sons in all . 2:5 The sons of Perez : Hezron and Hamul . 2:6 The sons of Zerah : Zimri , Ethan , Heman , Kalkol , Dara – five in all . 2:7 The son of Carmi : Achan , who brought the disaster on Israel when he stole what was devoted to God. 2:8 The son of Ethan : Azariah . 2:9 The sons born to Hezron : Jerahmeel , Ram , and Caleb .
Ram’s Descendants
2:10 Ram was the father of Amminadab , and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon , the tribal chief of Judah . 2:11 Nahshon was the father of Salma , and Salma was the father of Boaz . 2:12 Boaz was the father of Obed , and Obed was the father of Jesse . 2:13 Jesse was the father of Eliab , his firstborn ; Abinadab was born second , Shimea third , 2:14 Nethanel fourth , Raddai fifth , 2:15 Ozem sixth , David seventh . 2:16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail . Zeruiah’s three sons were Abshai , Joab , and Asahel . 2:17 Abigail bore Amasa , whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite .
Caleb’s Descendants
2:18 Caleb son of Hezron fathered sons by his wife Azubah (also known as Jerioth ). Her sons were Jesher , Shobab , and Ardon . 2:19 When Azubah died , Caleb married Ephrath , who bore him Hur . 2:20 Hur was the father of Uri , and Uri was the father of Bezalel .

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  • 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" ...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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; ...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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, 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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...

  • Azubah

    [ebd] deserted. (1.) The wife of Caleb (1 Chr. 2:18, 19). (2.) The daughter of Shilhi, and mother of king Jehoshaphat (1 Kings 22:42).
    [isbe] AZUBAH - a-zu'-ba `azubhah, "desolation": (1) A wife of Caleb, by whom she had three sons (1 Ch 2:18 f). (2) The daughter of Shilhi and mother of King Jehoshaphat (1 Ki 22:42; 2 Ch 20:31).
    [smith] (forsaken). Wife of Caleb, son of Hezron. (1 Chronicles 2:18,19) Mother of King Jehoshaphat. (1 Kings 22:42; 2 Chronicles 20:31) (B.C. 950.)
    [nave] AZUBAH 1. Mother of Jehoshaphat, 1 Kin. 22:42; 2 Chr. 20:31. 2. Wife of Caleb, 1 Chr. 2:18, 19.

  • Carmi

    [ebd] vine-dresser. (1.) The last named of the four sons of Reuben (Gen. 46:9). (2.) A descendant of Judah (1 Chr. 4:1). He is elsewhere (2:18) called Caleb (q.v.). (3.) The son of Zimri, and the father of Achan (Josh. 7:1), "the ...
    [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.

  • 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...

  • Abigail

    [ebd] father (i.e., "leader") of the dance, or "of joy." (1.) The sister of David, and wife of Jether an Ishmaelite (1 Chr. 2:16,17). She was the mother of Amasa (2 Sam. 17:25). (2.) The wife of the churlish Nabal, who dwelt in th...
    [smith] (father, i.e. source, of joy). The beautiful wife of Nabal, a wealthy owner of goats and sheep in Carmel. (B.C. 1060.) When David?s messengers were slighted by Nabal, Abigail supplies David and his followers with provisions,...
    [nave] ABIGAIL 1. Nabal's wife. Her wisdom and tact, and marriage to David, 1 Sam. 25; 27:3; 2 Sam. 2:2. Mother of Chileab by David, 2 Sam. 3:3; 1 Chr. 3:1. Taken captive and rescued by David, 1 Sam. 30:1-18. 2. Sister of David,...

  • 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.

  • Ardon

    [ebd] descendant, the last of the three sons of Caleb by his first wife Azubah (1 Chr. 2:18).
    [isbe] ARDON - ar'-don ('ardon, meaning unknown): One of the three sons of Caleb and Azubah, of the tribe of Judah (1 Ch 2:18).
    [smith] (fugitive) a Son of Caleb, the son of Hezron, by his wife Azubah. (1 Chronicles 2:18)
    [nave] ARDON, son of Caleb, 1 Chr. 2:18.

  • 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.

  • Shobab

    [ebd] apostate. (1.) One of David's sons by Bathseheba (2 Sam. 5:14). (2.) One of the sons of Caleb (1 Chr. 2:18), the son of Hezron.
    [isbe] SHOBAB - sho'-bab (~shobhabh]; Sobab): (1) One of the sons of David (2 Sam 5:14; 1 Ch 3:5; 14:4). (2) A son of Caleb (1 Ch 2:18).
    [smith] (rebellious). Son of David by Bath-sheba. (2 Samuel 5:14; 1 Chronicles 3:5; 14:4) (B.C. about 1046.) Apparently the son of Caleb the son of Hezron by his wife Azubah. (1 Chronicles 2:18) (B.C. after 1706.)
    [nave] SHOBAB 1. Son of David, 2 Sam. 5:14; 1 Chr. 3:5; 14:4. 2. Son of Caleb, 1 Chr. 2:18.
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