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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 7:30-40 -- Asher's Descendants

• 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...
  

• 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 ...
  

• 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; ...
  

• 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...
  

• 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.
  

• 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.
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• Japhlet

  [isbe] JAPHLET - jaf'-let (yaphleT, "he escapes"(?)): In 1 Ch 7:32,33, a "son" of Heber, an Asherite.
  [smith] (whom God delivers) a descendant of Asher through Beriah. (1 Chronicles 7:32,33)
  [nave] JAPHLET, grandson of Beriah, 1 Chr. 7:33.
  

• 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)
  

• 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...
  

• Jether

  [ebd] surplus; excellence. (1.) Father-in-law of Moses (Ex. 4:18 marg.), called elsewhere Jethro (q.v.). (2.) The oldest of Gideon's seventy sons (Judg. 8:20). (3.) The father of Amasa, David's general (1 Kings 2:5, 32); called It...
  [isbe] JETHER - je'-ther (yether, "abundance"): (1) Ex 4:18 the Revised Version margin, King James Version, margin. See JETHRO. (2) Gideon's eldest son (Jdg 8:20), who was called upon by his father to slay Zebah and Zalmunnah, but ...
  [smith] (his excellence). Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses. (Exodus 4:18) (B.C. 1530.) The first-born of Gideon?s seventy sons. (Judges 8:20) (B.C. 1256.) The father of Amasa, captain-general of Absalom?s army. (B.C. 1023.) Jether...
  [nave] JETHER 1. Son of Gideon. Feared to slay the Midianite kings, Judg. 8:20. 2. An Ishmaelite who married David's sister, 1 Kin. 2:5, 32; 1 Chr. 2:17. Called Ithra, 2 Sam. 17:25. 3. A son of Jada, 1 Chr. 2:32. 4. A son of Ez...
  

• Helem

  [ebd] a stroke, great-grandson of Asher (1 Chr. 7:35).
  [isbe] HELEM - he'-lem: (1) helem; Septuagint Codex Vaticanus, Balaam, omitting "son," Codex Alexandrinus, huios Elam, "son of Elam" (1 Ch 7:35). A great-grandson of Asher, called Hotham in 1 Ch 7:32. The form "Elam" appears as the...
  [smith] (strength). A descendant of Asher. (1 Chronicles 7:35) A man mentioned only in (Zechariah 6:14) Apparently the same as Heldai.
  [nave] HELEM 1. A descendant of Asher, 1 Chr. 7:35. 2. Probably same as Heldai, Zech. 6:10, 14.
  

• Bezer

  [ebd] ore of gold or silver. (1.) A city of the Reubenites; one of the three cities of refuge on the east of Jordan (Deut. 4: 43; Josh. 20:8). It has been identified with the modern ruined village of Burazin, some 12 miles north o...
  [isbe] BEZER - be'-zer (betser; Bosor, "strong"): (1) A city of refuge, set apart by Moses for the Reubenites and located in the "plain country" (or table-land, Mishor) East of the Jordan, later assigned to this tribe by Joshua (Dt...
  [smith] (gold ore), son of Zophah, one of the heads of the houses of Asher. (1 Chronicles 7:37)
  [nave] BEZER 1. A city of refuge, E. of the Jordan, Deut. 4:43; Josh. 20:8; 21:36; 1 Chr. 6:78. 2. Son of Zophah, 1 Chr. 7:37.
  

• Harnepher

  [ebd] a chief of the tribe of Asher (1 Chr. 7:36).
  [isbe] HARNEPHER - har'-ne-fer, har-ne'-fer (charnepher): A member of the tribe of Asher (1 Ch 7:36).
  [smith] (panting), one of the sons of Zophah, of the tribe of Asher. (1 Chronicles 7:36)
  [nave] HARNEPHER 1 Chr. 7:36
  

• Pasach

  [ebd] clearing, one of the sons of Japhlet, of the tribe of Asher (1 Chr. 7:33).
  [isbe] PASACH - pa'-sak (pacakh, "divider"): Son of Japhlet, descendant of Asher (1 Ch 7:33).
  [smith] (cut off), son of Japhlet, of the tribe of Asher. (1 Chronicles 7:33)
  [nave] PASACH, son of Japhlet, 1 Chr. 7:33.
  

• 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 ...
  

• 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.
  

• Elishama

  [ebd] whom God hears. (1.) A prince of Benjamin, grandfather of Joshua (Num. 1:10; 1 Chr. 7:26). (2.) One of David's sons (2 Sam. 5:16). (3.) Another of David's sons (1 Chr. 3:6). (4.) A priest sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the peo...
  [isbe] ELISHAMA - e-lish'-a-ma ('elishama`, "God has heard"): (1) Grandfather of Joshua and son of Ammihud; prince of the tribe of Ephraim in the Exodus (Nu 1:10; 7:48,53; 1 Ch 7:26). (2) A son of David, born in Jerusalem (2 Sam 5:...
  [smith] (whom God hears). The "prince" or "captain" of the tribe of Ephraim in the wilderness of Sinai. (Numbers 1:10; 2:18; 7:48; 10:22) (B.C. 1491.) From (1 Chronicles 7:26) we find that he was grandfather to the great Joshua. ...
  [nave] ELISHAMA 1. Grandfather of Joshua, Num. 1:10; 2:18; 7:48, 53; 10:22; 1 Chr. 7:26. 2. A son of David, 2 Sam. 5:16; 1 Chr. 3:8; 14:7. 3. Another son of David, elsewhere called Elishua, which see, 1 Chr. 3:6. 4. A descendant...
  

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