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Texts -- 1 Chronicles 4:19 (NET)
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Naham
[isbe] NAHAM - na'-ham (nacham, "comfort"): A Judahite chieftain, father of Keilah the Garmite (1 Ch 4:19); the passage is obscure.
[smith] (consolation), the brother of Modiah or Jehudiah, wife of Ezra. (1Â Chronicles 4:19)
[nave] NAHAM, brother of Hodiah, 1 Chr. 4:19.
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Keilah
[isbe] KEILAH - ke-i'-la (qe`ilah; Keeilam): (1) A city of the Shephelah mentioned (Josh 15:44) along with Nezib, Aehzib and Mareshah. Among those who repaired the walls of Jerusalem was "Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district o...
[nave] KEILAH 1. One of a group of nine cities in the southern part of Palestine allotted to Judah, Josh. 15:44. Philistines make a predatory excursion against, after harvest, 1 Sam. 23:1. David rescues, 1 Sam. 23:2-13. Rulers o...
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Garmite
[isbe] GARMITE - gar'-mit (garmi): A gentilic name applied to Keilah in 1 Ch 4:19. The reason for this is not known.
[nave] GARMITE 1 Chr. 4:19
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Hodiah
[smith] (majesty of Jehovah), one of the two wives of Ezra, a man of Judah. (1Â Chronicles 4:19) She is doubtless the same person as Jehudijah in ver. 18.
[nave] HODIAH, called also Hodijah. 1. Wife of Ezra, 1 Chr. 4:19. 2. A Levite, Neh. 8:7; 9:5; 10:10, 13. 3. An Israelite chief, Neh. 10:18.
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Eshtemoa
[nave] ESHTEMOA 1. Called also Eshtemoh. A town of Canaan assigned to Judah, Josh. 15:50. Allotted to the Aaronites, Josh. 21:14; 1 Chr. 6:57. David shared spoil with, 1 Sam. 30:28. 2. A descendant of Ezra, 1 Chr. 4:17, 19.
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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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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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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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KEILAH THE GARMITE
[smith] apparently a descendant of the great Caleb. (1Â Chronicles 4:19) There is no apparent connection with the town Keilah.
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GARMITE, THE
[smith] Keilah the Garmite, i.e. the descendant of Gerem, is mentioned in the obscure genealogical lists of the families of Judah. (1Â Chronicles 4:19)
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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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HODIAH; HODIJAH
[isbe] HODIAH; HODIJAH - ho-di'-a, ho-di'-ja (hodhiyah, "splendor of Yah"): (1) A brother-in-law of Naham (1 Ch 4:19), and possibly for that reason reckoned a member of the tribe of Judah. the King James Version translate "his wife...
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MAACATHITES
[isbe] MAACATHITES - ma-ak'-a-thits (~hama`akhathi]; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus ho Machatei; Codex Alexandrinus Machathi): Mentioned in Scripture are Ahasbai M (2 Sam 23:34), Jaazaniah (2 Ki 25:23), Naham (1 Ch 4:19) and Jezaniah ...
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MERED
[isbe] MERED - me'-red (meredh, "rebellion"; Septuagint has at least four variants in 1 Ch 4:17,18): A descendant of Judah through Caleb, and mentioned as a "son of Ezrah" (1 Ch 4:17). Revised Version, rightly following the orthogr...
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CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF
[isbe] CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF - kron'-i-k'-ls (dibhere ha-yamim, "The Words of the Days"; Septuagint paraleipomenon: 1. The Name 2. The Position of Chronicles in the Old Testament 3. Two Books, or One? 4. The Contents 5. Sources Bibl...
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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)
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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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The central subject of 1 and 2 Chronicles is the temple of God. Someone evidently wrote these books at the end of the Babylonian exile to encourage the Israelites to reestablish Israel's national life in the Promised Land. In...
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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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"The fact that the author of 1 and 2 Chronicles devoted nine chapters out of sixty-five to genealogies (1 Chr 1-9) makes clear that these were of great importance to him and bear significantly on his purpose in writing his wo...
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This list clearly defines the priests and Levites' line of descent. Only the descendants of Aaron, the priests, could serve in the temple by offering sacrifices on the incense altar (v. 49; cf. Num. 3:5-38). Nehemiah correctl...
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The tribes the writer listed were Issachar, Benjamin, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim, and Asher. Why did he omit Dan and Zebulun? The inclusion of these tribes would have resulted in a total of 14 tribes since he had counted Lev...
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This list obviously parallels to some extent David's genealogy (chs. 1-3). Saul came from the tribe of Benjamin, not from the tribe of Judah that God had promised leadership of the nation. One reason the writer had an interes...
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Matthew began his Gospel with a record of Jesus' genealogy because the Christians claimed that Jesus was the Messiah promised in the Old Testament. To qualify as such He had to be a Jew from the royal line of David (Isa. 9:6-...
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The scene continues to be on earth.7:1 The phrase "after this"(Gr. meta touto) indicates that what follows is a new vision (cf. 4:1). The general chronological progression of the visions suggests that the events John saw now ...
