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Texts -- 1 Chronicles 4:11 (NET)
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Shuah
[ebd] prostration; a pit. (1.) One of Abraham's sons by Keturah (Gen. 25:2; Chr. 1:32). (2.) 1 Chr. 4:11.
[smith] (wealth). Son of Abraham by Keturah. (Genesis 25:2; 1Â Chronicles 1:32).) (B.C. before 1820.) Properly Shuchah brother of Chelub. (1Â Chronicles 4:11) The father of Judah?s wife, (Genesis 38:2,12) called also Shua in the...
[nave] SHUAH 1. Son of Abraham by his wife, or concubine, Keturah, Gen. 25:2; 1 Chr. 1:32. 2. Brother of Chelub, 1 Chr. 4:11.
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Mehir
[isbe] MEHIR - me'-her (mechir, "price," "hire"): A descendant of Judah, son of Chelub, nephew of Shuah (1 Ch 4:11). Perug, a Chaldee name of equivalent meaning, is given for this person in the Targum of Rabbi Joseph.
[smith] (price), the son of Chelub the brother of Shuah. (1Â Chronicles 4:11)
[nave] MEHIR, son of Chelub, 1 Chr. 4:11.
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Chelub
[isbe] CHELUB - ke'-lub: (1) kelubh, father of Mehir (1 Ch 4:11); the name is probably a variation of Caleb. Wellhausen (De gentibus et familiis Judaeis) reads kalebh ben chezron]. (2) Father of Ezri (1 Ch 27:26), one of the office...
[nave] CHELUB 1. A descendant of Caleb, 1 Chr. 4:11. 2. Father of Ezri, 1 Chr. 27:26.
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Eshton
[smith] (effeminate), a name which occurs in the genealogies of Judah. (1Â Chronicles 4:11,12)
[nave] ESHTON, son of Mehir, 1 Chr. 4:11, 12.
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Israel
[nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
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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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Hushah
[nave] HUSHAH Son of Ezer, 1 Chr. 4:4. Probably called Shuah, 1 Chr. 4:11.
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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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SHUHAH
[isbe] SHUHAH - shoo'-ha (shuchah, "depression"): A brother of Caleb (1 Ch 4:11).
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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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SHUA; SHUAH
[isbe] SHUA; SHUAH - shoo'-a: (1) (shua` "prosperity"): A Canaanite whose daughter Judah took to wife (Gen 38:2,12; 1 Ch 2:3). See BATHSHUA. (2) (shu`-a'', "prosperity"): Daughter of Heber, an Asherite (1 Ch 7:32). (3) (shuach, "de...
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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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I. Israel's historical roots chs. 1-9A. The lineage of David chs. 1-3B. The house of Israel chs. 4-71. The family of Judah 4:1-232. The family of Simeon 4:24-433. The families of Transjordan ch. 54. The family of Levi ch. 65....
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