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Texts -- 1 Chronicles 7:18-40 (NET)

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7:18 His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod , Abiezer , and Mahlah . 7:19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian , Shechem , Likhi , and Aniam .
Ephraim’s Descendants
7:20 The descendants of Ephraim : Shuthelah , his son Bered , his son Tahath , his son Eleadah , his son Tahath , 7:21 his son Zabad , his son Shuthelah (Ezer and Elead were killed by the men of Gath , who were natives of the land , when they went down to steal their cattle . 7:22 Their father Ephraim mourned for them many days and his brothers came to console him. 7:23 He had sexual relations with his wife ; she became pregnant and gave birth to a son . Ephraim named him Beriah because tragedy had come to his family . 7:24 His daughter was Sheerah , who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon , as well as Uzzen Sheerah ), 7:25 his son Rephah , his son Resheph , his son Telah , his son Tahan , 7:26 his son Ladan , his son Ammihud , his son Elishama , 7:27 his son Nun , and his son Joshua . 7:28 Their property and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding towns , Naaran to the east , Gezer and its surrounding towns to the west , and Shechem and its surrounding towns as far as Ayyah and its surrounding towns . 7:29 On the border of Manasseh’s territory were Beth-Shean and its surrounding towns , Taanach and its surrounding towns , Megiddo and its surrounding towns , and Dor and its surrounding towns . The descendants of Joseph , Israel’s son , lived here.
Asher’s Descendants
7:30 The sons of Asher : Imnah , Ishvah , Ishvi , and Beriah . Serah was their sister . 7:31 The sons of Beriah : Heber and Malkiel , who was the father of Birzaith . 7:32 Heber was the father of Japhlet , Shomer , Hotham , and Shua their sister . 7:33 The sons of Japhlet : Pasach , Bimhal , and Ashvath . These were Japhlet’s sons . 7:34 The sons of his brother Shemer : Rohgah , Hubbah , and Aram . 7:35 The sons of his brother Helem : Zophah , Imna , Shelesh , and Amal . 7:36 The sons of Zophah : Suah , Harnepher , Shual , Beri , Imrah , 7:37 Bezer , Hod , Shamma , Shilshah , Ithran , and Beera . 7:38 The sons of Jether : Jephunneh , Pispah , and Ara . 7:39 The sons of Ulla : Arah , Hanniel , and Rizia . 7:40 All these were the descendants of Asher . They were the leaders of their families , the most capable men, who were warriors and served as head chiefs . There were 26,000 warriors listed in their genealogical records as capable of doing battle .

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  • Zophah

    [ebd] spreading out, a son of Helem (1 Chr. 7:35), a chief of Asher.
    [isbe] ZOPHAH - zo'-fa (tsophach, meaning uncertain): An Asherite (1 Ch 7:35,36).
    [smith] (a cruse) son of Helem or Hotham the son of Heber, an Asherite. (1 Chronicles 7:35,36)
    [nave] ZOPHAH, son of Helem, 1 Chr. 7:35, 36.

  • Shuthelah

    [smith] (noise of breaking), head of an Ephraimite family, called after him Shuthalhites, (Numbers 26:35) and lineal ancestor of Joshua the son of Numb (1 Chronicles 7:20-27)
    [nave] SHUTHELAH 1. Son of Ephraim, Num. 26:35, 36; 1 Chr. 7:20. 2. Son of Zabad, 1 Chr. 7:21.

  • SHOMER

    [ebd] watchman. (1.) The mother of Jehozabad, who murdered Joash (2 Kings 12:21); called also Shimrith, a Moabitess (2 Chr. 24:26). (2.) A man of Asher (1 Chr. 7:32); called also Shamer (34).
    [isbe] SHOMER - sho'-mer (shomer): (1) The father of one of the conspirators who killed Joash (2 Ki 12:21). See SHIMEATH. (2) One of the sons of Heber of the tribe of Asher (1 Ch 7:32). See SHEMER.
    [smith] (keeper). An Asherite, (1 Chronicles 7:32) also called Shamer. ver. (1 Chronicles 7:34) The father (mother ?) of Jehozabad who slew King Joash. (2 Kings 12:21) In the parallel passage in (2 Chronicles 24:26) the ...

  • SHEMER

    [isbe] SHEMER - she'-mer (shemer; Semer, Lucian, Semmer): (1) The owner of the hill which Omri bought and which became the site of Samaria (1 Ki 16:24, shomeron). Shemer may be an ancient clan name. The fact, however, that the moun...

  • 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...

  • MANASSEH (2)

    [isbe] MANASSEH (2) - 1. Son of Joseph: Following the Biblical account of Manasseh (patriarch, tribe, and territory) we find that he was the eider of Joseph's two sons by Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On (Gen 41:51...

  • Jesus

    [ebd] (1.) Joshua, the son of Nun (Acts 7:45; Heb. 4:8; R.V., "Joshua"). (2.) A Jewish Christian surnamed Justus (Col. 4:11). Je'sus, the proper, as Christ is the official, name of our Lord. To distinguish him from others so calle...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Gideon

    [ebd] called also Jerubbaal (Judg. 6:29, 32), was the first of the judges whose history is circumstantially narrated (Judg. 6-8). His calling is the commencement of the second period in the history of the judges. After the victory...

  • 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...

  • Ephraim, The tribe of

    [ebd] took precedence over that of Manasseh by virtue of Jacob's blessing (Gen. 41:52; 48:1). The descendants of Joseph formed two of the tribes of Israel, whereas each of the other sons of Jacob was the founder of only one tribe....

  • Ephraim

    [nave] EPHRAIM 1. Second son of Joseph, Gen. 41:52. Adopted by Jacob, Gen. 48:5. Blessed before Manasseh; prophecies concerning, Gen. 48:14-20. Descendants of, Num. 26:35-37; 1 Chr. 7:20-27. Mourns for his sons, 1 Chr. 7:21, 22...

  • 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...

  • Beriah

    [ebd] a gift, or in evil. (1.) One of Asher's four sons, and father of Heber (Gen. 46:17). (2.) A son of Ephraim (1 Chr. 7:20-23), born after the slaughter of his brothers, and so called by his father "because it went evil with hi...
    [smith] (in evil, or a gift). A son of Asher. (Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:44,45) A son of Ephraim. (1 Chronicles 7:20-23) A Benjamite. (1 Chronicles 8:13,16) A Levite. (1 Chronicles 23:10,11)
    [nave] BERIAH 1. Son of Asher, Gen. 46:17; Num. 26:44, 45; 1 Chr. 7:30. 2. Son of Ephraim, 1 Chr. 7:20-23. 3. A Benjamite, 1 Chr. 8:13. 4. Son of Shimei, 1 Chr. 23:10, 11.

  • BERIAH; BERIITES

    [isbe] BERIAH; BERIITES - be-ri'-a, be-ri'-its (beri`ah, "in shouting," probably derived from a Hebrew root meaning "to make noise," or "in evil," from another Hebrew root): (1) A son of Asher and father of Heber and Malchiel (Gen ...

  • Abieezer

    [ebd] father of help; i.e., "helpful." (1.) The second of the three sons of Hammoleketh, the sister of Gilead. He was the grandson of Manasseh (1 Chr. 7:18). From his family Gideon sprang (Josh. 17:2; comp. Judg. 6:34; 8:2). He wa...

  • AMRAM

    [isbe] AMRAM - am'-ram (`amram, "people exalted"): (1) Father of Aaron, Moses and Miriam (Ex 6:20; Nu 26:59; 1 Ch 6:3; 23:13); and a son of Kohath, the son of Levi (Ex 6:18; Nu 3:19, etc.). It is not certain that he was literally t...

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