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2:42 The sons <01121> of Caleb <03612>, Jerahmeel’s <03396> brother <0251>: His firstborn <01060> Mesha <04337>, the father <01> of Ziph <02128>, and his second son <01121> Mareshah <04762>, the father <01> of Hebron <02275>. 2:43 The sons <01121> of Hebron <02275>: Korah <07141>, Tappuah <08599>, Rekem <07552>, and Shema <08087>. 2:44 Shema <08087> was the father <03205> of Raham <07357>, the father <01> of Jorkeam <03421>. Rekem <07552> was the father <03205> of Shammai <08060>. 2:45 Shammai’s <08060> son <01121> was Maon <04584>, who was the father <01> of Beth-Zur <01049>. 2:46 Caleb’s <03612> concubine <06370> Ephah <05891> bore <03205> Haran <02771>, Moza <04162>, and Gazez <01495>. Haran <02771> was the father <03205> of Gazez <01495>. 2:47 The sons <01121> of Jahdai <03056>: Regem <07276>, Jotham <03147>, Geshan <01529>, Pelet <06404>, Ephah <05891>, and Shaaph <08174>. 2:48 Caleb’s <03612> concubine <06370> Maacah <04601> bore <03205> Sheber <07669> and Tirhanah <08647>. 2:49 She also bore <03205> Shaaph <08174> the father <01> of Madmannah <04089> and Sheva <07724> the father <01> of Machbenah <04343> and Gibea <01388>. Caleb’s <03612> daughter <01323> was Achsah <05915>. 2:50 These <0428> were the descendants <01121> of Caleb <03612>. The sons <01121> of Hur <02354>, the firstborn <01060> of Ephrath <0672>: Shobal <07732>, the father <01> of Kiriath Jearim <07157>, 2:51 Salma <08007>, the father <01> of Bethlehem <01035>, Hareph <02780>, the father <01> of Beth-Gader <01013>. 2:52 The sons <01121> of Shobal <07732>, the father <01> of Kiriath Jearim <07157>, were Haroeh <07204>, half <02677> of the Manahathites <02679>, 2:53 the clans <04940> of Kiriath Jearim <07157>– the Ithrites <03505>, Puthites <06336>, Shumathites <08126>, and Mishraites <04954>. (The Zorathites <06882> and Eshtaolites <0848> descended from <03318> these <0428> groups.) 2:54 The sons <01121> of Salma <08007>: Bethlehem <01035>, the Netophathites <05200>, Atroth Beth-Joab <05854>, half <02677> the Manahathites <02680>, the Zorites <06882>, 2:55 and the clans <04940> of the scribes <05608> who lived <03427> in Jabez <03258>: the Tirathites <08654>, Shimeathites <08101>, and Sucathites <07756>. These are the Kenites <07017> who descended <0935> from Hammath <02575>, the father <01> of Beth-Rechab <07394> <01004>.

• 1Ch 2:42-55 -- More of Caleb's Descendants

• Shobal

  [ebd] pilgrim. (1.) The second son of Seir the Horite; one of the Horite "dukes" (Gen. 36:20). (2.) One of the sons of Caleb, and a descendant of Hur (1 Chr. 2:50, 52; 4:1, 2).
  [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...
  [smith] (flowing). Second son of Seir the Horite, (Genesis 36:20; 1 Chronicles 1:38) and one of the "dukes" of the Horites (Genesis 36:29) Son of Caleb the son of Hur and founder or prince of Kirjath-jearim. (1 Chronicles 2:50...
  [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.
  

• SALMA, OR SALMON

  [smith] (garment), (Ruth 4:20,21; 1 Chronicles 2:11,51,54; Matthew 1:4,5; Luke 3:32) son of Nahshon. the prince of the children of Judah, and father of Boat, the husband of Ruth. (B.C. 1296.) Bethlehem-ephratah, which was Salmon?s...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• Netophah

  [ebd] distillation; dropping, a town in Judah, in the neighbourhood, probably, of Bethlehem (Neh. 7:26; 1 Chr. 2:54). Two of David's guards were Netophathites (1 Chr. 27:13, 15). It has been identified with the ruins of Metoba, or...
  

• MENUHOTH

  [isbe] MENUHOTH - men-u'-hoth (menuchoth, "dwellings"; the King James Version manachti Manahethites): The first form is the Revised Version (British and American) transliterated in the name; the second form is the King James Versio...
  

• 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...
  

• MANAHATHITES

  [isbe] MANAHATHITES - man'-a-hath-its (menuchoth (1 Ch 2:52), manachti (1 Ch 2:54); Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Monaio; Codex Alexandrinus Ammanith (1 Ch 2:52); Codex Vaticanus Malathei; Codex Alexandrinus Manath, (1 Ch 2:54); the ...
  

• 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...
  

• Hebron

  [ebd] a community; alliance. (1.) A city in the south end of the valley of Eshcol, about midway between Jerusalem and Beersheba, from which it is distant about 20 miles in a straight line. It was built "seven years before Zoan in ...
  [nave] HEBRON 1. A city of Asher, Josh. 19:28. 2. A city of Judah, S. of Jerusalem. When built, Num. 13:22. Fortified, 2 Chr. 11:10. Called Kirjath-arba, Gen. 23:2; Arba, Gen. 35:27; Josh. 15:13. Abraham dwells and Sarah dies a...
  

• HEBRON (2)

  [isbe] HEBRON (2) - (chebhron, "league," "association"): (1) The third son of Kohath, son of Levi (Ex 6:18; Nu 3:19,27; 1 Ch 6:2,18; 23:12,19). (2) A son of Mareshah and descendant of Caleb (1 Ch 2:42,43). See also KORAH.
  

• 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; ...
  

• 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 ...
  

• 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...
  

• Ephah

  [ebd] gloom. (1.) One of the five sons of Midian, and grandson of Abraham (Gen. 25:4). The city of Ephah, to which he gave his name, is mentioned Isa. 60:6, 7. This city, with its surrounding territory, formed part of Midian, on t...
  [smith] Concubine of Caleb, in the line of Judah. (1 Chronicles 2:46) Son of Jahdai; also in the line of Judah. (1 Chronicles 2:47)
  [nave] EPHAH 1. A son of Midian, Gen. 25:4; 1 Chr. 1:33; Isa. 60:6. 2. Caleb's concubine, 1 Chr. 2:46. 3. Son of Jahdai, 1 Chr. 2:47. 4. A measure of about three pecks. See: Measure, Dry.
  

• EPHAH (1)

  [isbe] EPHAH (1) - e'-fa (`ephah, "darkness"; Gephar (Gen 25:4), Gaipha (Isa 60:6): The name of three persons in the Old Testament, both masculine and feminine (1) The son of Midian, descended from Abraham by his wife Keturah (Gen ...
  

• Concubinage

  [nave] CONCUBINAGE. Laws Concerning Ex. 21:7-11; Lev. 19:20-22; Deut. 21:10-14. Concubines might be dismissed, Gen. 21:9-14. Called Wives, Gen. 37:2; Judg. 19:3-5. Children of, not heirs, Gen. 15:4; 21:10. Practiced by Abraha...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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" ...
  

• Samuel, Kings, Chronicles: Genealogies

  

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