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Texts -- 1 Chronicles 8:1-2 (NET)
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- 1Ch 8:1-40 -- Benjamin's Descendants (Continued)
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Nohah
[isbe] NOHAH - no'-ha (nochah, "rest"): The fourth son of Benjamin (1 Ch 8:2). It is probable that in Jdg 20:43, instead of "a resting-place" we should read "Nohah," which may have been the settlement of the family.
[smith] (rest), the fourth son of Benjamin. (1Â Chronicles 8:2)
[nave] NOHAH, son of Benjamin, 1 Chr. 8:2.
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Rapha
[ebd] tall. (1.) A Benjamite, the son of Binea (1 Chr. 8:2, 37), a descendant of Saul. (2.) Margin of 1 Chr. 20:4, 6, where "giant" is given in the text.
[smith] (tall). Son of Binea, among the descendants of Saul. (1Â Chronicles 8:37) One of Benjamin?s descendants. (1Â Chronicles 8:2)
[nave] RAPHA 1. Son of Benjamin, 1 Chr. 8:2. 2. Called also Rephaiah. A descendant of Jonathan, 1 Chr. 8:37; 9:43. 3. An ancestor of certain Philistine warriors, 2 Sam. 21:16, 20, 22; 1 Chr. 20:4, 6, 8.
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Aharah
[isbe] AHARAH - a'-har-a, a-har'-a ('achrach; A, Aara; B, Iaphael, "brother of Rach," or, a brother's follower, though some regard it as a textual corruption for Ahiram): A son of Benjamin (1 Ch 8:1). See AHIRAM.
[smith] (after the brother), third son of Benjamin. (1Â Chronicles 8:1) [AHER; AHIRAM]
[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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Bela
[smith] (destruction). One of the five cities of the plain which was spared at the intercession of Lot, and received the name of Zoar, (Genesis 14:2; 19:22) [ZOAR] Son of Beor, who reigned over Edom in the city of Dinhabah, eight ge...
[nave] BELA 1. A city called also Zoar, Gen. 14:2, 8. 2. King of Edom, Gen. 36:32, 33; 1 Chr. 1:43, 44. 3. Son of Benjamin, Num. 26:38, 40; 1 Chr. 7:6, 7; 8:1, 3. Called Belah, Gen. 46:21. 4. Son of Azaz, 1 Chr. 5:8.
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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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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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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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Jaresiah
[nave] JARESIAH, son of Jeroham, 1 Chr. 8;27.
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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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Ashbel
[smith] (reproof of God), second son of Benjamin and ancestor of the Ashbelites. (Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:38; 1Â Chronicles 8:1)
[nave] ASHBEL, son of Benjamin, Gen. 46:21; Num. 26:38; 1 Chr. 8:1.
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AHIRAM
[isbe] AHIRAM - a-hi'-ram ('achiram, "exalted brother," or "my brother is exalted"): A son of Benjamin. Mentioned third of the five in Nu 26:38,39. In 1 Ch 8:1 five sons are likewise mentioned, being explicitly numbered; the third ...
[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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ARD
[isbe] ARD - ard ('ard, meaning unknown): Either directly or more remotely a son of Benjamin. Nu 26:38-40 mentions five sons of Benjamin, together with Ard and Naaman, the sons of Bela, Benjamin's oldest son, counting all seven as ...
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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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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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BECHER
[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 (1Â Chronicles 8:1) (B.C. about 1690.) Son of Ephraim, (Numbers 26:35) called BERED in (1Â Chroni...
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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).
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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...
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BELA; BELAH
[isbe] BELA; BELAH - be'-la (bela`, "destruction"; the King James Version Belah, Gen 46:21): (1) Bela, the son of Beor, was the first king of Edom previous to the kingdom of Israel and reigned in the city of Dinhabah (Gen 36:32 f; ...
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JEDIAEL
[smith] (known of God). A chief patriarch of the tribe of Benjamin. (1Â Chronicles 7:6,11) It is usually assumed that Jediael is the same as Ashbel, (Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:38; 1Â Chronicles 8:1) but this is not certain. Seco...
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