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- 1Ch 7:6-12 -- Benjamin's Descendants
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Ir
[isbe] IR - ir (`ir): A descendant of Benjamin (1 Ch 7:12), called Iri in 1 Ch 7:7.
[smith] (city). (1Â Chronicles 7:12) [IRI]
[nave] IR, a Benjamite, 1 Chr. 7:12.
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Shuppim
[isbe] SHUPPIM - shup'-im (shuppim): (1) One of the descendants of Benjamin (1 Ch 7:12,15). (2) One of the porters in the temple (1 Ch 26:16). See MUPPIM; SHEPHUPHAM.
[smith] (serpents). In the genealogy of Benjamin "Shuppim and Huppim, the children of Ir," are reckoned in (1Â Chronicles 7:12) It is the same as Iri the son of Bela the son of Benjamin, so that Shuppim was the great-grandson of Be...
[nave] SHUPPIM 1. Son of Ir, 1 Chr. 7:12, 15. 2. A Levite, 1 Chr. 26:16.
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Hushim
[isbe] HUSHIM - hu'-shim (chusim, "hasters''): (1) Family name of the children of Dan (Gen 46:23), but of form "Shuham" in Nu 26:42. (2) The sons of Aher of the lineage of Benjamin (1 Ch 7:12). (3) One of the wives of Shaharaim, of...
[smith] (who makes haste). In (Genesis 46:23) "the children of Dan" are said to have been Hushim. The name is plural, as if of a tribe rather than an individual. In (Numbers 26:42) the name is changed to Shuham. A Benjamite, (1Â C...
[nave] HUSHIM 1. Son of Dan, Gen. 46:23. Called Shuham, Num. 26:42. 2. A Benjamite, 1 Chr. 7:12. 3. Wife of Shaharaim, 1 Chr. 8:8, 11.
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Huppim
[isbe] HUPPIM - hup'-im (chuppim, "coast-people"): Probably a variant form of HUPHAM (which see). From the only mention made of him (Gen 46:21; 1 Ch 7:12,15), his direct descent is difficult to establish.
[smith] (protected), head of a Benjamite family (Genesis 46:21; 1Â Chronicles 7:12) Hur (hole). A man who is mentioned with Moses and Aaron on the occasion of the battle with Amalek at Raphidim, (Exodus 17:10) when with Aaron he s...
[nave] HUPPIM, a Benjamite, Gen. 46:21; 1 Chr. 7:12, 15.
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AHER
[isbe] AHER - a'-her ('acher, "another"; Aer): A man of Benjamin (1 Ch 7:12), apparently a contracted form, perhaps the same as Ahiram (King James Version) (Nu 26:38) or Aharah (1 Ch 8:1).
[smith] (following), ancestor of Hushim a Benjamite. The name occurs in the genealogy of Benjamin. (1Â Chronicles 7:12) It is not improbable that Aher and Ahiram, (Numbers 26:38) are the same.
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Aharah
[nave] AHARAH, called also Ehi, and Ahiram, and Aher, son of Benjamin, Gen. 46:21; Num. 26:38; 1 Chr. 7:12; 8:1.
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Benjamin
[nave] BENJAMIN 1. Son of Jacob by Rachel, Gen. 35:18, 24; 46:19. Taken into Egypt, Gen. 42-45. Prophecy concerning, Gen. 49:27. Descendants of, Gen. 46:21; Num. 26:38-41. Tribe of Census of, at Sinai, Num. 1:37; in the plain ...
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Ehud
[nave] EHUD 1. A descendant of Benjamin, 1 Chr. 8:6. Called Ehi, Gen. 46:21. Probably identical with Ahiram, mentioned in Num. 26:38, and Aharah, 1 Chr. 8:1, and Ahoah, v. 4, and Ahiah, v. 7, and Aher, 1 Chr. 7:12. 2. Son of Bil...
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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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SHEPHUPHAN
[smith] (an adder), one of the sons of Bela the first-born of Benjamin. (1Â Chronicles 8:5) His name is also written SHEPHUPNAM (authorized Version "Shupham"), (Numbers 26:39) SHUPPIM (1Â Chronicles 7:12,15) and MUPPIM. (Genesis ...
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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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AHIRAM
[smith] (brother of height, lofty), one of the sons of Benjamin, and ancestor of the AHIRAMITES (Numbers 26:38) In (Genesis 46:21) the name appears as "Ehi and Rosh." It is uncertain whether Ahiram is the same as AHER, (1Â Chronicl...
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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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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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MAACAH; MAACHAH
[isbe] MAACAH; MAACHAH - ma'-a-ka (ma`akhah): (1) Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Mocha; Codex Alexandrinus Mocha, daughter of Nahor, borne to him by Reumah (Gen 22:24). (2) Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Maacha; Codex Alexandrinus Maacha...
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MUPPIM
[isbe] MUPPIM - mup'-im (muppim): A son of Benjamin (Gen 46:21), elsewhere called "Shuppim" (1 Ch 7:12,15; 26:16), "Shephupham" (Nu 26:39), and "Shephuphan". (1 Ch 8:5); compare separate articles on these names.
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EHI
[smith] (my brother), head of one of the Benjamite houses according to the list in (Genesis 46:21) He seems to be the same as Ahiram in the list in (Numbers 26:38) In (1Â Chronicles 8:1) he is called Aharah, and perhaps also Ahoah ...
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SHEPHUPHAM, SHEPHUPHAN
[isbe] SHEPHUPHAM, SHEPHUPHAN - she-fu'-fam or she-fu'-fan (shephupham; Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Sophan; Lucian, Sophan (Nu 26:39 (43)); or Shephuphan, shephuphan; Codex Vaticanus Sopharphak, Codex Alexandrinus Sophan...
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