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Sheshan
[isbe] SHESHAN - she'-shan (sheshan; Sosan): A Jerahmeelite whose daughter married his servant Jarha (1 Ch 2:31,34,35). The genealogical list which follows embraces some very early names (compare Curtis, ICC, at the place).
[smith] (Noble), a descendant of Jerahmeel the son of Hezron. (1Â Chronicles 2:31,34,35) (B.C. after 1690.)
[nave] SHESHAN, a descendant of Jerahmeel, 1 Chr. 2:31, 34, 35.
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Ishi
[smith] (salutary). A man of the descendants of Judah, son of Appaim, (1Â Chronicles 2:31) one of the great house of Hezron. In a subsequent genealogy of Judah we find another Ishi, with a son Zoheth. (1Â Chronicles 4:20) Head o...
[nave] ISHI 1. A name of Deity, Hos. 2:16. 2. A son of Appaim, 1 Chr. 2:31. 3. A descendant of Judah, 1 Chr. 4:20. 4. A Simeonite, 1 Chr. 4:42. 5. One of the heads of Manasseh, 1 Chr. 5:24.
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ZABAD
[ebd] gift. (1.) One of David's valiant men (1 Chr. 11:41), the descendant of Ahlai, of the "children of Sheshan" (2:31). (2.) A descendant of Tahath (7:21). (3.) The son of Shemath. He conspired against Joash, king of Judah, and ...
[smith] (gift). Son of Nathan son of Attai, son of Ahlai Sheshan?s daughter, (1Â Chronicles 2:31-37) and hence called son of Ahlai. (1Â Chronicles 11:41) (B.C. 1046.) He was one of David?s mighty men but none of his deeds have b...
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Ahlai
[isbe] AHLAI - a'-li ('achlay "O would that!"): (1) A Son of Sheshan (1 Ch 2:31) or according to 1 Ch 2:34 a daughter of Sheshan, for here we read: "Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters." (2) The father of Zabad, a soldier in Dav...
[nave] AHLAI 1. Daughter of Sheshan, 1 Chr. 2:31, 34, 35. 2. Father of Zabad, 1 Chr. 11:41.
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Appaim
[smith] or Ap?paim (the nostrils), son of Nadab, and descended from Jerahmeel, the founder of an important family of the tribe of Judah. (1Â Chronicles 2:30,31)
[nave] APPAIM, son of Nadab, 1 Chr. 2:30, 31.
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AHLAI, OR AHLAI
[smith] (ornamental) daughter of Sheshan, whom, having no issue, he gave in marriage to his Egyptian slave Jarha. (1Â Chronicles 2:31,35) From her were descended Zabad, one of David?s mighty men, (1Â Chronicles 11:41) and Aza-ria...
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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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AARON
[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" ...
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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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ISHI (1)
[isbe] ISHI (1) - ish'-i (yish`i, "salutary"): (1) A Jerahmeelite (1 Ch 2:31); the genealogy may denote his membership by blood, or only by adoption, in the tribe of Judah. (2) A Judahite (1 Ch 4:20). (3) A Simeonite, whose sons le...
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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...
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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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