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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

• 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.
  

• 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...
  

• MACHIR; MACHIRITE

  [isbe] MACHIR; MACHIRITE - ma'-kir (makhir; Macheir), ma'-kir-it: (1) The eldest son of Manasseh (Gen 50:23). In Nu 26:29 it is recorded that Machir begat Gilead, but another narrative informs us that the children of Machir "went t...
  

• 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.
  

• 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...
  

• 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

  [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...
  

• 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.
  

• 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 ...
  

• 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.
  

• 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...
  

• Abia

  [ebd] my father is the Lord, the Greek form of Abijah, or Abijam (Matt. 1:7), instead of Abiah (1 Chr. 7:8). In Luke 1:5, the name refers to the head of the eighth of the twenty-four courses into which David divided the priests (1...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• ABIA, ABIAH, OR ABIJAH

  [smith] Son of Becher, the son of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 7:8) Wife of Hezron. (1 Chronicles 2:24) Second son of Samuel. (1 Samuel 8:2; 1 Chronicles 7:28) The son of Rehoboam. (1 Chronicles 3:10; Matthew 1:7) See ABIJ...
  

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