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8:1 Benjamin <01144> was the father <03205> of Bela <01106>, his firstborn <01060>; Ashbel <0788> was born second <08145>, Aharah <0315> third <07992>, 8:2 Nohah <05119> fourth <07243>, and Rapha <07498> fifth <02549>. 8:3 Bela’s <01106> sons <01121> were <01961> Addar <0146>, Gera <01617>, Abihud <031>, 8:4 Abishua <050>, Naaman <05283>, Ahoah <0265>, 8:5 Gera <01617>, Shephuphan <08197>, and Huram <02361>. 8:6 These <0428> were the descendants <01121> of Ehud <0261> who <01992> were leaders <07218> of the families <01> living in <03427> Geba <01387> who were forced to move <01540> to <0413> Manahath <04506>: 8:7 Naaman <05283>, Ahijah <0281>, and Gera <01617>, who <01931> moved <01540> them. Gera was the father <03205> of Uzzah <05798> and Ahihud <0284>. 8:8 Shaharaim <07842> fathered <03205> sons in Moab <04124> after <04480> he divorced <07971> his wives <0802> Hushim <02366> and Baara <01199>. 8:9 By his wife <0802> Hodesh <02321> he fathered <03205> Jobab <03103>, Zibia <06644>, Mesha <04331>, Malkam <04445>, 8:10 Jeuz <03263>, Sakia <07634>, and Mirmah <04821>. These <0428> were his sons <01121>; they were family <01> leaders <07218>. 8:11 By Hushim <02366> he fathered <03205> Abitub <036> and Elpaal <0508>. 8:12 The sons <01121> of Elpaal <0508>: Eber <05677>, Misham <04936>, Shemed <08106> (who <01931> built <01129> Ono <0207> and Lod <03850>, as well as its surrounding towns <01323>), 8:13 Beriah <01283>, and Shema <08087>. They <01992> were leaders <07218> of the families <01> living <03427> in Aijalon <0357> and chased out <01272> the inhabitants <03427> of Gath <01661>. 8:14 Ahio <0283>, Shashak <08349>, Jeremoth <03406>, 8:15 Zebadiah <02069>, Arad <06166>, Eder <05738>, 8:16 Michael <04317>, Ishpah <03472>, and Joha <03109> were the sons <01121> of Beriah <01283>. 8:17 Zebadiah <02069>, Meshullam <04918>, Hizki <02395>, Heber <02268>, 8:18 Ishmerai <03461>, Izliah <03152>, and Jobab <03103> were the sons <01121> of Elpaal <0508>. 8:19 Jakim <03356>, Zikri <02147>, Zabdi <02067>, 8:20 Elienai <0462>, Zillethai <06769>, Eliel <0447>, 8:21 Adaiah <05718>, Beraiah <01256>, and Shimrath <08119> were the sons <01121> of Shimei <08096>.

• 1Ch 8:1-40 -- Benjamin's Descendants (Continued)

• Jaresiah

  [smith] (whom Jehovah nourishes),a Benjamite, one of the Bene-Jehoram. (1 Chronicles 8:17)
  [nave] JARESIAH, son of Jeroham, 1 Chr. 8;27.
  

• 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...
  

• 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 ...
  

• 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...
  

• 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, 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

  [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; ...
  

• Gera

  [ebd] grain. (1.) The son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:3, 5,7). (2.) The father of Ehud the judge (Judg. 3:15). (3.) The father of Shimei, who so grossly abused David (2 Sam. 16:5; 19:16, 18).
  [isbe] GERA - ge'-ra (gera', "grain"): A family name of the tribe of Benjamin, hence, not necessarily a separate individual in (3) and (4) below: (1) A son of Benjamin (Gen 46:21). (2) According to 1 Ch 8:3,5,7, son of Bela and gra...
  [nave] GERA Possibly the name of three men; more probably of one. The son of Bela, Gen. 46:21; Judg. 3:15; 2 Sam. 16:5; 19:16, 18; 1 Kin. 2:8; 1 Chr. 8:3, 5, 7.
  

• Ahoah

  [ebd] brotherly, one of the sons of Bela, the son of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:4). He is also called Ahiah (ver. 7) and Iri (1 Chr. 7:7). His descendants were called Ahohites (2 Sam. 23:9, 28).
  [isbe] AHOAH - a-ho'-a ('achoah, "brotherly"(?)): A son of Bela of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Ch 8:4).
  [smith] (brothely), son of Bela the son of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:4) In (1 Chronicles 8:7) he is called AHIAH, OR AHIJAH. The patronymic, AHOHITE, is found in (2 Samuel 23:9,28; 1 Chronicles 11:12,29; 27:4)
  [nave] AHOAH, son of Bela, 1 Chr. 8:4. Called also Ahiah, 1 Chr. 8:7, and Ira, 1 Chr. 7:7.
  

• Elpaal

  [isbe] ELPAAL - el-pa'-al ('elpa`al, "God has wrought" (compare el`asah, Jer 29:3)): The name of a descendant of Benjamin (1 Ch 8:11,12,18).
  [smith] (God his wages), a Benjamite, son of Hushim and brother of Abitub. (1 Chronicles 8:11) He was the founder of numerous family.
  [nave] ELPAAL, a Benjamite, 1 Chr. 8:11, 12, 18.
  

• 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...
  

• Zebadiah

  [ebd] gift of Jehovah. (1.) A son of Asahel, Joab's brother (1 Chr. 27:7). (2.) A Levite who took part as one of the teachers in the system of national education instituted by Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 17:7, 8). (3.) The son of Ishmael,...
  [isbe] ZEBADIAH - zeb-a-di'-a ((1) zebhadhyaha, (2) zebhadhyah, "Yah has bestowed"; the form (1) is the Hebrew name in (1), (a), (b), (2), below; the form (2) in the rest. Some manuscripts have Zechariah in (1), (a), (b), (3)). Com...
  [smith] A Benjamite of the sons of Beriah. (1 Chronicles 8:15) A Benjamite of the sons of Elpaal. (1 Chronicles 8:17) One of the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. (1 Chronicles 12:7) Son of Asahel, the brother of Joab. (1 Chroni...
  [nave] ZEBADIAH 1. Two Benjamites, 1 Chr. 8:15, 17. 2. An Israelite who joined David at Ziklag, 1 Chr. 12:7. 3. A Korhite porter in the temple, 1 Chr. 26:2. 4. Son of Asahel, 1 Chr. 27:7. 5. An itinerant Levite teacher, 2 Chr. ...
  

• Hushim

  [isbe] HUSHIM - hu'-shim (chusim, "hasters''): (1) Family name of the children of Dan (Gen 46:23), but of form "Shuham" in Nu 26:42. (2) The sons of Aher of the lineage of Benjamin (1 Ch 7:12). (3) One of the wives of Shaharaim, of...
  [smith] (who makes haste). In (Genesis 46:23) "the children of Dan" are said to have been Hushim. The name is plural, as if of a tribe rather than an individual. In (Numbers 26:42) the name is changed to Shuham. A Benjamite, (1 C...
  [nave] HUSHIM 1. Son of Dan, Gen. 46:23. Called Shuham, Num. 26:42. 2. A Benjamite, 1 Chr. 7:12. 3. Wife of Shaharaim, 1 Chr. 8:8, 11.
  

• Ehud

  [smith] (union). Ehud son of Bilhah, and great-grandson of Benjamin the patriarch. (1 Chronicles 7:10; 8:6) Ehud son of Gera, of the tribe of Benjamin, (Judges 3:15) the second judge of the Israelites. (B.C. about 1370.) In the B...
  [nave] EHUD 1. A descendant of Benjamin, 1 Chr. 8:6. Called Ehi, Gen. 46:21. Probably identical with Ahiram, mentioned in Num. 26:38, and Aharah, 1 Chr. 8:1, and Ahoah, v. 4, and Ahiah, v. 7, and Aher, 1 Chr. 7:12. 2. Son of Bil...
  

• Ahihud

  [ebd] brother (i.e., "friend") of union. (1.) A son of Bela, the son of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:7). (2.) Name different in Hebrew, meaning brother of Judah. Chief of the tribe of Asher; one of those appointed by Moses to superintend th...
  [isbe] AHIHUD - a-hi'-hud ('achihudh, "brother is majesty"): (1) One of the chief men of the tribe of Asher. He was selected by Moses to help divide the land west of the Jordan (Nu 34:27). (2) A son of Ehud of the tribe of Benjamin...
  [smith] (brother of renown). The son of Shelomi and prince of the tribe of Asher. (Numbers 34:27) Chieftain of the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:7)
  [nave] AHIHUD 1. A prince of Asher, assists in allotting the land of Canaan among the tribes, Num. 34:27. 2. A son of Bela, 1 Chr. 8:7.
  

• Abihud

  [ebd] father (i.e., "possessor") of renown. (1.) One of the sons of Bela, the son of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:3); called also Ahihud (ver. 7). (2.) A descendant of Zerubbabel and father of Eliakim (Matt. 1:13, "Abiud"); called also Juda...
  [isbe] ABIHUD - a-bi'-hud ('abhihudh, "father of majesty," or "my father is majesty," though some regard the second part as the proper name Judah): The son of Bela the oldest son of Benjamin (1 Ch 8:3).
  [smith] (father of renown, famous), son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:3)
  [nave] ABIHUD, called also Ahihud, son of Bela, 1 Chr. 8:3.
  

• Jobab

  [isbe] JOBAB - jo'-bab (yobhabh, perhaps "howling"; Iobab): (1) "Son" of Joktan (Gen 10:29; 1 Ch 1:23). See TABLE OF NATIONS. (2) An Edomite king (Gen 36:33,14; 1 Ch 1:44,45). (3) King of Madon (Josh 11:1). (4) 1 Ch 8:9; and (5) 1 ...
  [smith] (a desert). The last in order of the sons of Joktan. (Genesis 10:29; 1 Chronicles 1:23) One of the "kings" of Edom. (Genesis 3:34; 1 Chronicles 1:44; 45) King of Madon; one of the northern chieftains who attempted to o...
  [nave] JOBAB 1. Son of Joktan, Gen. 10:29; 1 Chr. 1:23. 2. A king of Edom, Gen. 36:33, 34; 1 Chr. 1:44, 45. 3. A king of Madon, Josh. 11:1. 4. Name of two Benjamites of whom little is known, 1 Chr. 8:9, 18.
  

• Naaman

  [isbe] NAAMAN - na'-a-man (na`aman, "pleasantness"; Septuagint: Codices Vaticanus and Alexandrinus Naiman; so Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek in the New Testament; Textus Receptus of the New Testament, Neeman) : (1) A...
  [smith] (pleasantness). "Naaman the Syrian." (Luke 4:27) Naaman was commander-in-chief of the army of Syria, and was nearest to the person of the king, Ben-hadad II., whom he accompanied officially and supported when he went to wors...
  [nave] NAAMAN 1. Son of Benjamin, Gen. 46:21. 2. Son of Bela, Num. 26:40; 1 Chr. 8:4. 3. Son of Ehud, 1 Chr. 8:7. 4. A Syrian general, healed of leprosy by Elisha, 2 Kin. 5:1-23; Luke 4:27.
  

• ARD

  [ebd] descent, a grandson of Benjamin (Num. 26:38-40). In 1 Chr. 8:3 he is called Addar. His descendants are mentioned in Num. 26:40.
  [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 ...
  [smith] (one that descending), the son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin. (Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:40) In (1 Chronicles 8:3) he is called ADDAR.
  

• Zabdi

  [ebd] gift of Jehovah. (1.) An ancestor of Achan (Josh. 7:1, 17, 18). He is probably the "Zimri" of 1 Chr. 2:6. (2.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:19). (3.) Called "the Shiphmite," one of David's officers, who had charge of his vineyards ...
  [isbe] ZABDI - zab'-di (zabhdi>, perhaps "(a) gift of Yahweh" or "my gift" = New Testament "Zebedee"): (1) An ancestor of Achan (Josh 7:1,17,18). Some Septuagint manuscripts and 1 Ch 2:6 have "Zimri" (zimri); "the confusion of the ...
  [smith] (my gift). Son of Zerah the son of Judah, and ancestor of Achan. (Joshua 7:1,17,18) (B.C. before 1480.) A Benjamite, of the sons of Shimhi. (1 Chronicles 8:19) (B.C. about 1442.) David?s officer over the produce of the vi...
  [nave] ZABDI 1. Father of Carmi, Josh. 7:1, 17, 18. 2. A Benjamite, 1 Chr. 8:19. 3. David's storekeeper, 1 Chr. 27:27. 4. Son of Asaph, Neh. 11:17.
  

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