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Shaaraim
[ebd] two gates. (1.) A city in the plain of Judah (1 Sam. 17:52); called also Sharaim (Josh. 15:36). (2.) A town in Simeon (1 Chr. 4:31).
[isbe] SHAARAIM - sha-a-ra'-im (sha`arayim, "two gates"; Sakareim; the King James Version Sharaim): (1) A city in the Shephelah or "lowland" of Judah mentioned (Josh 15:36) in close association with Socoh and Azekah; the vanquished...
[smith] (two gates), a city in the territory allotted to Judah, (Joshua 15:36) in Authorized Version incorrectly Sharaim. (1Â Samuel 17:52) Shaaraim one of the towns of Simeon, (1Â Chronicles 4:31) must be a different place.
[nave] SHAARAIM 1. A city of Judah, called also Sharaim, Josh. 15:36; 1 Sam. 17:52. 2. A city of Simeon, 1 Chr. 4:31.
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Beth-marcaboth
[isbe] BETH-MARCABOTH - beth-mar'-ka-both (beth ha-markabhoth; Baithmachereb, "the house of chariots"): Mentioned along with Hazar-susah, "the station of horses" (Josh 19:5; 1 Ch 4:31) as cities in the Negeb near Ziklag. It is temp...
[nave] BETH-MARCABOTH A town of Simeon, Josh. 19:5; 1 Chr. 4:31. Probably identical with Madmaah, Josh. 15:31.
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SANSANNAH
[ebd] a palm branch, or a thorn bush, a town in the south (the negeb) of Judah (Josh. 15:31); called also Hazarsusah (19:5), or Hazar-susim (1 Chr. 4:31).
[isbe] SANSANNAH - san-san'-a (cancannah; [Sansanna], or Sethennak): One of the uttermost cities in the Negeb of Judah (Josh 15:31), identical with Hazar-susah (Josh 19:5), one of the cities of Simeon, and almost certainly the same...
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Beth-lebaoth
[isbe] BETH-LEBAOTH - beth-le-ba'-oth, beth-leb'-aoth (beth lebha'oth; Baithalbath, "house of lionesses"): A town in the territory of Simeon (Josh 19:6). In 1 Ch 4:31 the name is given as Beth-birei: the Revised Version (British an...
[nave] BETH-LEBAOTH A town of Simeon, Josh. 19:6. Called Lebaoth, Josh. 15:32, and Beth-birei, 1 Chr. 4:31.
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Simeon
[smith] (heard). The second of Jacob?s son by Leah. His birth is recorded in (Genesis 29:33) The first group of Jacob?s children consists, besides Simeon, of the three other sons of Leah --Reuben, Levi, Judah. Besides the massacre o...
[nave] SIMEON 1. Son of Jacob, Gen. 29:33; 35:23; Ex. 1:1, 2; 1 Chr. 2:1. With Levi avenges upon the Shechemites the seduction of Dinah, Gen. 34; 49:5-7. Jacob's denunciation of, Gen. 34:30; 49:5-7. Goes down into Egypt to buy g...
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Beth-birei
[nave] BETH-BIREI, a town of Simeon, 1 Chr. 4:31. See: Beth-lebaoth.
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BETHMARCABOTH
[smith] (house of the chariots), one of the towns of Simeon, situated to the extreme south of Judah. (Joshua 19:5; 1Â Chronicles 4:31) In the parallel list, (Joshua 15:31) MADMANNAH occurs in place of Beth-marcaboth.
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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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BETHLEBAOTH
[smith] (house of lionesses), a town in the lot of Simeon, (Joshua 19:6) in the extreme south of Judah. [ (Joshua 15:32) LEBAOTH] In (1Â Chronicles 4:31) the name is given BETH-BIREI.
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Hazar-susah
[nave] HAZAR-SUSAH, called also Hazarsusim, a city of Judah, Josh. 19:5; 1 Chr. 4:31.
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SHARUHEN
[isbe] SHARUHEN - sha-roo'-hen (sharuchen; hoi agroi auton): One of the cities in the territory of Judah assigned to Simeon (Josh 19:6). In Josh 15:32 it is called "Shilhim," and in 1 Ch 4:31, "Shaaraim" (which see).
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HAZAR
[isbe] HAZAR - ha'-zar (chatsar, construct of chatser, "an enclosure," "settlement," or "village"): Is frequently the first element in Hebrew place-names. 1. Hazar-addar: Hazar-addar (Hebrew chatsar 'addar), a place on the southern...
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BETH-BIRI
[isbe] BETH-BIRI - beth-bir'-i (the King James Version Beth-birei, beth-bir'-e-i) beth bir'i; oikos Braoumseoreim; 1 Ch 4:31 (called in Josh 19:6, Beth-lebaoth, "abode of lions")): A site belonging to Simeon in the Negeb--unidentif...
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Simeon, The tribe of
[ebd] was "divided and scattered" according to the prediction in Gen. 49:5-7. They gradually dwindled in number, and sank into a position of insignificance among the other tribes. They decreased in the wilderness by about two-thir...
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LEBAOTH
[isbe] LEBAOTH - le-ba'-oth, -oth (lebha'oth): An unidentified city in the South of the territory of Judah (Josh 15:32). It is the same as Bethlebaoth of Josh 19:6, which, by a clerical error appears in 1 Ch 4:31 as "Beth-biri."
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NEGEB
[isbe] NEGEB - neg'-eb (ha-neghebh, "the negeb" or simply, neghebh, from a root meaning "to be dry," and therefore in the first instance implying the "dry" or "parched regions," hence, in the Septuagint it is usually translated ere...
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SIMEON (1)
[isbe] SIMEON (1) - sim'-e-on (shim`on; Sumeon; the Hebrew root is from shama`, "to hear" (Gen 29:33); some modern scholars (Hitzig, W. R. Smith, Stade, etc.) derive it from Arabic sima`, "the offspring of the hyena and female wolf...
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