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7:2 The sons <01121> of Tola <08439>: Uzzi <05813>, Rephaiah <07509>, Jeriel <03400>, Jahmai <03181>, Jibsam <03005>, and Samuel <08050>. They were leaders <07218> of their families <01>. In the time <03117> of David <01732> there were 22,600 <03967> <08337> <0505> <08147> <06242> warriors <02428> <01368> listed <04557> in Tola’s <08439> genealogical records <08435>. 7:3 The son <01121> of Uzzi <05813>: Izrachiah <03156>. The sons <01121> of Izrahiah <03156>: Michael <04317>, Obadiah <05662>, Joel <03100>, and Isshiah <03449>. All <03605> five <02568> were leaders <07218>. 7:4 According to <05921> the genealogical records <08435> of their families <01> <01004>, they had 36,000 <0505> <08337> <07970> warriors <06635> <01416> available for battle <04421>, for <03588> they had numerous <07235> wives <0802> and sons <01121>. 7:5 Altogether <03605> the genealogical records <03187> of the clans <04940> of Issachar <03485> listed <03187> 87,000 <0505> <07651> <08084> warriors <02428> <01368>. 7:6 The sons of Benjamin <01144>: Bela <01106>, Beker <01071>, and Jediael <03043>– three <07969> in all. 7:7 The sons <01121> of Bela <01106>: Ezbon <0675>, Uzzi <05813>, Uzziel <05816>, Jerimoth <03406>, and Iri <05901>. The five <02568> of them were leaders <07218> of their families <01> <01004>. There were 22,034 <0702> <07970> <0505> <08147> <06242> warriors <02428> <01368> listed in their genealogical records <03187>. 7:8 The sons <01121> of Beker <01071>: Zemirah <02160>, Joash <03135>, Eliezer <0461>, Elioenai <0454>, Omri <06018>, Jeremoth <03406>, Abijah <029>, Anathoth <06068>, and Alameth <05964>. All <03605> these <0428> were the sons <01121> of Beker <01071>. 7:9 There were 20,200 <03967> <0505> <06242> family <01> <01004> leaders <07218> and warriors <02428> <01368> listed <03187> in their genealogical records <08435>. 7:10 The son <01121> of Jediael <03043>: Bilhan <01092>. The sons <01121> of Bilhan <01092>: Jeush <03266>, Benjamin <01144>, Ehud <0164>, Kenaanah <03668>, Zethan <02133>, Tarshish <08659>, and Ahishahar <0300>. 7:11 All <03605> these <0428> were the sons <01121> of Jediael <03043>. Listed in their genealogical records were 17,200 <03967> <0505> <06240> <07651> family <01> leaders <07218> and warriors <02428> <01368> who were capable of marching out <03318> to battle <04421> <06635>. 7:12 The Shuppites <08206> and Huppites <02650> were descendants <01121> of Ir <05893>; the Hushites <02366> were descendants <01121> of Aher <0313>. 7:13 The sons <01121> of Naphtali <05321>: Jahziel <03185>, Guni <01476>, Jezer <03337>, and Shallum <07967>– sons <01121> of Bilhah <01090>. 7:14 The sons <01121> of Manasseh <04519>: Asriel <0844>, who <0834> was born <03205> to Manasseh’s Aramean <0761> concubine <06370>. She also gave birth <03205> to Makir <04353> the father <01> of Gilead <01568>. 7:15 Now Makir <04353> married <03947> a wife <0802> from the Huppites <02650> and Shuppites <08206>. (His sister’s <0269> name <08034> was Maacah <04601>.) Zelophehad <06765> was Manasseh’s second <08145> son; he <06765> had only <01961> daughters <01323>. 7:16 Maacah <04601>, Makir’s <04353> wife <0802>, gave birth <03205> to a son <01121>, whom she named <08034> <07121> Peresh <06570>. His brother <0251> was Sheresh <08329>, and his sons <01121> were Ulam <0198> and Rekem <07552>. 7:17 The son <01121> of Ulam <0198>: Bedan <0917>. These <0428> were the sons <01121> of Gilead <01568>, son <01121> of Makir <04353>, son <01121> of Manasseh <04519>. 7:18 His sister <0269> Hammoleketh <04447> gave birth <03205> to Ishhod <0379>, Abiezer <044>, and Mahlah <04244>. 7:19 The sons <01121> of Shemida <08061> were <01961> Ahian <0291>, Shechem <07928>, Likhi <03949>, and Aniam <0593>. 7:20 The descendants <01121> of Ephraim <0669>: Shuthelah <07803>, his son <01121> Bered <01260>, his son Tahath <08480>, his son <01121> Eleadah <0497>, his son <01121> <01121> Tahath <08480>, 7:21 his son <01121> Zabad <02066>, his son <01121> Shuthelah <07803> (Ezer <05827> and Elead <0496> were killed <02026> by the men <0582> of Gath <01661>, who were natives <03205> of the land <0776>, when <03588> they went down <03381> to steal <03947> their cattle <04735>. 7:22 Their father <01> Ephraim <0669> mourned <056> for them many <07227> days <03117> and his brothers <0251> came <0935> to console <05162> him. 7:23 He had sexual relations <0935> with <0413> his wife <0802>; she became pregnant <02029> and gave birth <03205> to a son <01121>. Ephraim named <08034> <07121> him Beriah <01283> because <03588> tragedy <07451> had come <01961> to his family <01004>. 7:24 His daughter <01323> was Sheerah <07609>, who built <01129> Lower <08481> and Upper <05945> Beth Horon <01032>, as well as Uzzen Sheerah <0242>), 7:25 his son <01121> Rephah <07506>, his son Resheph <07566>, his son <01121> Telah <08520>, his son <01121> Tahan <08465>, 7:26 his son <01121> Ladan <03936>, his son <01121> Ammihud <05989>, his son <01121> Elishama <0476>, 7:27 his son <01121> Nun <05126>, and his son <01121> Joshua <03091>. 7:28 Their property <0272> and settlements <04186> included Bethel <01008> and its surrounding towns <01323>, Naaran <05295> to the east <04217>, Gezer <01507> and its surrounding towns <01323> to the west <04628>, and Shechem <07927> and its surrounding towns <01323> as far <05704> as Ayyah <05804> and its surrounding towns <01323>. 7:29 On <05921> the border <03027> of Manasseh’s <04519> territory were Beth-Shean <01052> and its surrounding towns <01323>, Taanach <08590> and its surrounding towns <01323>, Megiddo <04023> and its surrounding towns <01323>, and Dor <01756> and its surrounding towns <01323>. The descendants <01121> of Joseph <03130>, Israel’s <03478> son <01121>, lived <03427> here. 7:30 The sons <01121> of Asher <0836>: Imnah <03232>, Ishvah <03438>, Ishvi <03440>, and Beriah <01283>. Serah <08294> was their sister <0269>. 7:31 The sons <01121> of Beriah <01283>: Heber <02268> and Malkiel <04439>, who was the father <01> of Birzaith <01269>. 7:32 Heber <02268> was the father <03205> of Japhlet <03310>, Shomer <07763>, Hotham <02369>, and Shua <07774> their sister <0269>. 7:33 The sons <01121> of Japhlet <03310>: Pasach <06457>, Bimhal <01118>, and Ashvath <06220>. These <0428> were Japhlet’s <03310> sons <01121>. 7:34 The sons <01121> of his brother <0277> Shemer <08106>: Rohgah <07303>, Hubbah <03160>, and Aram <0758>. 7:35 The sons <01121> of his brother <0251> Helem <01987>: Zophah <06690>, Imna <03234>, Shelesh <08028>, and Amal <06000>. 7:36 The sons <01121> of Zophah <06690>: Suah <05477>, Harnepher <02774>, Shual <07777>, Beri <01275>, Imrah <03236>, 7:37 Bezer <01221>, Hod <01936>, Shamma <08037>, Shilshah <08030>, Ithran <03506>, and Beera <0878>. 7:38 The sons <01121> of Jether <03500>: Jephunneh <03312>, Pispah <06462>, and Ara <0690>. 7:39 The sons <01121> of Ulla <05925>: Arah <0733>, Hanniel <02592>, and Rizia <07525>. 7:40 All <03605> these <0428> were the descendants <01121> of Asher <0836>. They were the leaders <07218> of their families <01> <01004>, the most capable <01305> men, who were warriors <02428> <01368> and served as head <07218> chiefs <05387>. There were <04557> 26,000 <0505> <08337> <06242> warriors <0376> listed in their genealogical records <03187> as capable of doing battle <04421> <06635>.

• 1Ch 7:6-12 -- Benjamin's Descendants
• 1Ch 7:13 -- Naphtali's Descendants
• 1Ch 7:14-19 -- Manasseh's Descendants
• 1Ch 7:20-29 -- Ephraim's Descendants
• 1Ch 7:30-40 -- Asher's Descendants

• 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 ...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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; ...
  

• Ithran

  [isbe] ITHRAN - ith'-ran (yithran, "excellent"): (1) A descendant of Seir the Horite, son of Dishon (Gen 36:26; 1 Ch 1:41). (2) One of the sons of Zophah of the tribe of Asher (1 Ch 7:37).
  [smith] (excellence). A son of Dishon, a Horite, (Genesis 36:26; 1 Chronicles 1:41) and probably a phylarch of a tribe of the Horim. (Genesis 36:30) (B.C. about 1800.) A descendant of Asher. (1 Chronicles 7:30-40)
  [nave] ITHRAN 1. Son of Dishon, Gen. 36:26; 1 Chr. 1:41. 2. Son of Zophah, 1 Chr. 7:37.
  

• 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.
  

• Uzzi

  [ebd] the Lord is my strength. (1.) The son of Bukki, and a descendant of Aaron (1 Chr. 6:5, 51; Ezra 7:4). (2.) A grandson of Issachar (1 Chr. 7:2, 3). (3.) A son of Bela, and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:7). (4.) A Benjamite, ...
  [isbe] UZZI - uz'-i ('uzzi, perhaps "my strength"): (1) A descendant of Aaron and high priest, unknown apart from these sources (1 Ch 6:5,6,51 (Hebrew 5:31,32; 6:36); Ezr 7:4). (2) An eponym of a family of Issachar (1 Ch 7:2,3). (3...
  [smith] (strong). Son of Bukki and father of Zerahiah, in the line of the high priests. (1 Chronicles 6:5,61; Ezra 7:4) Though Uzzi was the lineal ancestor of Zadok, it does not appear that he was ever high priest. He must have b...
  [nave] UZZI 1. A priest. Son of Bukki, 1 Chr. 6:5, 6, 51; Ezra 7:4. 2. Grandson of Issachar, 1 Chr. 7:2, 3. 3. Grandson of Benjamin, 1 Chr. 7:7. 4. Son of Michri, 1 Chr. 9:8. 5. An overseer of the Levites, Neh. 11:22. 6. A pri...
  

• Jediael

  [ebd] known by God. (1.) One of the sons of Benjamin, whose descendants numbered 17,200 warriors (1 Chr. 7:6, 10, 11). (2.) A Shimrite, one of David's bodyguard (1 Chr. 11:45). Probably same as in 12:20. (3.) A Korhite of the fami...
  [isbe] JEDIAEL - je-di'-a-el (yedhi`a'-el, "God makes known" (?)): (1) A "son" of Benjamin or probably of Zebulun (1 Ch 7:6,10,11). See Curtis, Chronicles, 145-49, who suggests emending the name to yachle'el, Jahleel, in agreement ...
  [smith] (known of God). A chief patriarch of the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 7:6,11) It is usually assumed that Jediael is the same as Ashbel, (Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:38; 1 Chronicles 8:1) but this is not certain. Seco...
  [nave] JEDIAEL 1. Son of Benjamin, 1 Chr. 7:6, 10, 11. 2. Son of Shimri, 1 Chr. 11:45. 3. A Manassite chief, who joined David at Ziklag, 1 Chr. 12:20. 4. Son of Meshelemiah, 1 Chr. 26:2.
  

• 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...
  

• 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.
  

• Benjamin

  [isbe] BENJAMIN - ben'-ja-min (binyamin, or binyamin; Beniaein, Beniamin): 1. The Patriarch: The youngest of Jacob's sons. His mother Rachel died in giving him birth. As she felt death approaching she called him Benoni, "son of my ...
  [smith] (son of the right hand, fortunate). The youngest of the children of Jacob. His birth took place on the road between Bethel and Bethlehem, near the latter, B.C. 1729. His mother, Rachel, died in the act of giving him birth, n...
  [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 ...
  

• 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...
  

• Becher

  [ebd] first-born; a youth, the second son of Benjamin (Gen. 46:21), who came down to Egypt with Jacob. It is probable that he married an Ephraimitish heiress, and that his descendants were consequently reckoned among the tribe of ...
  [isbe] BECHER - be'-ker (bekher, "the firstborn"; compare HPN, 88): (1) Son of Benjamin (Gen 46:21; 1 Ch 7:6,8). (2) Son of Ephraim whose family is called Becherites (the King James Version "Bachrites"), Nu 26:35 (1 Ch 7:20 called ...
  [smith] (young or firstborn) The second son of Benjamin, according to the list in both (Genesis 46:21) and 1Chr 7:6 But omitted in (1 Chronicles 8:1) (B.C. about 1690.) Son of Ephraim, (Numbers 26:35) called BERED in (1 Chroni...
  [nave] BECHER 1. Son of Benjamin, Gen. 46:21; 1 Chr. 7:6, 8. 2. Son of Ephraim, Num. 26:35. Called Bered, 1 Chr. 7:20.
  

• 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...
  

• ABIEZER

  [isbe] ABIEZER - ab-i-e'-zer, a-bi-e'-zer ('abhi`ezer, "father of help," or "my father is help." Iezer, Iezerite (in the King James Version Jeezer, Jeezerite), is Abiezer with the letter beth omitted): (1) A descendant of Joseph th...
  [smith] (father of help, helpful). Eldest son of Gilead, and descendant of Manasseh. (Joshua 17:2; 1 Chronicles 7:18) (B.C. 1450.) He was the ancestor of the great judge Gideon. [GIDEON] One of David?s mighty men. (2 Samuel 23...
  

• 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.
  

• ASHBEL; ASHBELITE

  [isbe] ASHBEL; ASHBELITE - ash'-bel, ash'-bel-it ('ashbel): The gentilic name "Ashbelite" is found in Nu 26:38, second son of Benjamin (Gen 46:21). In 1 Ch 7:6-11 (6) "Jediael" ("known to God") is substituted for the heathen-soundi...
  

• Heber

  [ebd] passing over. (1.) Son of Beriah and grandson of Asher (Gen. 46:17; 1 Chr. 7:31, 32). (2.) The Kenite (Judg. 4:11, 17; 5:24), a descendant of Hobab. His wife Jael received Sisera (q.v.) into her tent and then killed him. (3....
  [isbe] HEBER - he'-ber (chebher, "associate" or, possibly, "enchanter"; Eber): A name occurring several times in the Old Testament as the name of an individual or of a clan. (1) A member of the tribe of Asher and son of Beraiah (Ge...
  [smith] (alliance). Grandson of the patriarch Asher, (Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:45; 1 Chronicles 7:31) from whom came the Heberites. (Numbers 26:45) The patriarch Eber. (Luke 3:35) [EBER] The father of Socho; a Judite. (1 Chro...
  [nave] HEBER 1. Head of a family in the tribe of Gad, 1 Chr. 5:13. 2. A Benjamite, 1 Chr. 8:22. 3. A son of Beriah, Gen. 46:17; Num. 26:45; 1 Chr. 7:31, 32; Luke 3:35. 4. Husband of Jael, Judg. 4:11, 17, 21; 5:24. 5. Son of Ezr...
  

• Jerimoth

  [ebd] heights. (1.) One of the sons of Bela (1 Chr. 7:7). (2.) 1 Chr. 24:30, a Merarite Levite. (3.) A Benjamite slinger who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:5). (4.) A Levitical musician under Heman his father (1 Chr. 25:4). (5....
  [isbe] JERIMOTH - jer'-i-moth (see JEREMOTH, (c)): (1) A Benjamite (1 Ch 7:7). (2) A Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag, or perhaps a Judean (1 Ch 12:5 (Hebrew 6)). (3) In 1 Ch 24:30 = JEREMOTH, (4) (which see). (4) A Levite musi...
  [smith] (heights). Son or descendant of Bela. (1 Chronicles 7:7) He is perhaps the same as who joined David at Ziklag. (1 Chronicles 12:5) (B.C. 1055.) A son of Beecher, (1 Chronicles 7:8) and head of a Benjamite house. Son...
  [nave] JERIMOTH Called also Jeremoth. 1. Son of Bela, 1 Chr. 7:7. 2. Son of Becher, 1 Chr. 7:8. 3. A defecting Israelite, who denounced Saul and joined David at Ziklag, 1 Chr. 12:5. 4. Son of Mushi, 1 Chr. 23:23; 24:30. 5. Son ...
  

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