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Texts -- 1 Chronicles 8:38-40 (NET)
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- 1Ch 8:1-40 -- Benjamin's Descendants (Continued)
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Ulam
[isbe] ULAM - u'-lam ('ulam, "preceding"): (1) A "son"of Peresh; a Manassite clan (1 Ch 7:16,17). Lucian reads Elam. (2) A descendant of Benjamin who had sons, "mighty men of valor" (1 Ch 8:39,40). The Septuagint's Codex Vaticanus ...
[smith] (porch). A descendant of Gilead, the grandson of Manasseh and father of Bedan. (1Â Chronicles 7:17) (B.C. 1450.) The first-born of Eshek, a descendant of the house of Saul. (1Â Chronicles 8:39,40) (B.C. 588.)
[nave] ULAM 1. Son of Sheresh, 1 Chr. 7:16, 17. 2. Son of Eshek, 1 Chr. 8:39, 40.
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Benjamin
[ebd] son of my right hand. (1.) The younger son of Jacob by Rachel (Gen. 35:18). His birth took place at Ephrath, on the road between Bethel and Bethlehem, at a short distance from the latter place. His mother died in giving him ...
[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 ...
[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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Hanan
[ebd] merciful. (1.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:23). (2.) One of David's heroes (1 Chr. 11:43). (3.) Jer. 35:4. (4.) A descendant of Saul (1 Chr. 8:38). (5.) One of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:46). (6.) One of the Levites who assisted Ezra (N...
[isbe] HANAN - ha'-nan (chanan, "gracious"): (1) A chief of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Ch 8:23). (2) The youngest son of Azel, a descendant of Saul (1 Ch 8:38; 9:44). (3) One of David's mighty men of valor (1 Ch 11:43). (4) The head ...
[smith] (merciful). One of the chief people of the tribe of Benjamin. (1Â Chronicles 8:23) The last of the six sons of Azel, a descendant of Saul. (1Â Chronicles 8:38; 9:44) (B.C. 588.) "Son of Maachah," i.e. possibly a Syrian o...
[nave] HANAN 1. Son of Shashak, 1 Chr. 8:23. 2. Son of Azel, 1 Chr. 8:38; 9:44. 3. One of David's mighty men, 1 Chr. 11:43. 4. One of the Nethinim, Ezra 2:46; Neh. 7:49. 5. A Levite, Neh. 8:7; 10:10. Probably identical with th...
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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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Sheariah
[isbe] SHEARIAH - she-a-ri-a, she-ar'-ya (she`aryah; Saraia): A descendant of Saul (1 Ch 8:38; 9:44).
[smith] (valued by Jehovah), one of the six sons of Azel a descendant of Saul. (1Â Chronicles 8:38; 9:41)
[nave] SHEARIAH, son of Azel, 1 Chr. 8:38; 9:44.
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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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Jehush
[isbe] JEHUSH - je'-hush (1 Ch 8:39). See JEUSH, (3).
[smith] (to whom God hastens), son of eshek, a remote descendant of Saul. (1Â Chronicles 8:39)
[nave] JEHUSH, a Benjamite, 1 Chr. 8:39.
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Eliphelet
[ebd] God his deliverance. (1.) One of David's distinguished warriors (2 Sam. 23:34); called also Eliphal in 1 Chr. 11:35. (2.) One of the sons of David born at Jerusalem (1 Chr. 3:6; 14:5); called Elpalet in 1 Chr. 14:5. Also ano...
[smith] (the God of deliverance). The name of a son of David, one of the children born to him after his establishment in Jerusalem. (1Â Chronicles 3:6) (B.C. after 1044.) Another son of David, belonging also to the Jerusalem famil...
[nave] ELIPHELET 1. A distinguished warrior, 2 Sam. 23:34. 2. A son of David, 1 Chr. 3:6. Called Elpalet or Elpelet, 1 Chr. 14:5. 3. A son of David, probably identical with 2, above, 2 Sam. 5:16; 1 Chr. 3:8; 14:7. Called Elipha...
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Azrikam
[isbe] AZRIKAM - az-ri'-kam `azriqam, "my help has arisen": (1) A descendant of King David through Zerubbabel (1 Ch 3:23). (2) A prince of Judah in the time of Ahaz. He was slain by Zichri, an Ephraimite soldier (2 Ch 28:7). (3) On...
[smith] (help against the enemy). A descendant of Zerubbabel, and son of Neariah of the royal line of Judah. (1Â Chronicles 3:23) Eldest son of Azel, and descendant of Saul. (1Â Chronicles 8:38; 9:44) (B.C after 1037.) A Levite,...
[nave] AZRIKAM 1. Son of Neariah, 1 Chr. 3:23. 2. Son of Azel, 1 Chr. 8:38; 9:44. 3. A Levite, 1 Chr. 9:14; Neh. 11:15. 4. Governor of the house of Ahaz, 2 Chr. 28:7.
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Obadiah
[ebd] servant of the Lord. (1.) An Israelite who was chief in the household of King Ahab (1 Kings 18:3). Amid great spiritual degeneracy he maintained his fidelity to God, and interposed to protect The Lord's prophets, an hundred ...
[isbe] OBADIAH - o-ba-di'-a (`obhadhyah, more fully `obhadhyahu, "servant of Yahweh"): (1) The steward or prime minister of Ahab, who did his best to protect the prophets of Yahweh against Jezebel's persecution. He met Elijah on hi...
[nave] OBADIAH 1. The governor of Ahab's house. Conceals in a cave one hundred prophets persecuted by Jezebel, 1 Kin. 18:3, 4. Meets Elijah and receives a commission from him, 1 Kin. 18:3-16. 2. Head of a family, 1 Chr. 3:21. 3....
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Bocheru
[isbe] BOCHERU - bo'-ke-roo (bokheru): A son of Azrikam, Saul's descendant (1 Ch 8:38 = 9:34). For the ending ("-u"), compare the forms gashmu (Neh 6:1,6) and melikhu (Neh 12:14 the King James Version and the Revised Version, margi...
[smith] (youth), son of Azel, according to the present Hebrew text of (1Â Chronicles 8:38)
[nave] BOCHERU, son of Azel, 1 Chr. 8:38; 9:44.
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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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Eshek
[isbe] ESHEK - e'-shek (`esheq, "oppressor"): A descendant of Jonathan, son of Saul, first king of Israel (1 Ch 8:39).
[smith] (oppression), one of the late descendants of Saul. (1Â Chronicles 8:39)
[nave] ESHEK, a Benjamite, 1 Chr. 8:39.
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JEUSH
[ebd] assembler. (1.) The oldest of Esau's three sons by Aholibamah (Gen. 36:5, 14, 18). (2.) A son of Bilhan, grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:10). (3.) A Levite, one of the sons of Shimei (1 Chr. 23:10, 11). (4.) One of the three ...
[isbe] JEUSH - je'-ush (ye`ush, probably "he protects," "he comes to help"; see HPN, 109; Kethibh is ye`ish, in Gen 36:5,14; 1 Ch 7:10): (1) A "son" of Esau (Gen 36:5,14,18; 1 Ch 1:35). "The name is thought by some to be identical ...
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Ishmael
[smith] (whom God hears). The son of Abraham by Hagar the Egyptian his concubine; born when Abraham was fourscore and six years old. (Genesis 16:15,16) (B.C. 1910.) Ishmael was the first-born of his father. He was born in Abraham?s ...
[nave] ISHMAEL 1. Son of Abraham, Gen. 16:11, 15, 16; 1 Chr. 1:28. Prayer of Abraham for, Gen. 17:18, 20. Circumcised, Gen. 17:23-26. Promised to be the father of a nation, Gen. 16:11, 12; 17:20; 21:12, 13, 18. Sent away by Abr...
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Azel
[smith] (noble), a descendant of Saul. (1Â Chronicles 8:37,38; 9:43,44)
[nave] AZEL, a Benjamite, 1 Chr. 8:37, 38; 9:43, 44.
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Bow
[ebd] The bow was in use in early times both in war and in the chase (Gen. 21:20; 27:3; 48:22). The tribe of Benjamin were famous for the use of the bow (1 Chr. 8:40; 12:2; 2 Chr. 14:8; 17:17); so also were the Elamites (Isa. 22:6...
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Jacob blessed all 12 of his sons and foretold what would become of each of them and their descendants. He disqualified Reuben, Simeon, and Levi from leadership and gave that blessing to Judah. He granted the double portion to...
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The 11 tribes wisely tried to settle this problem with the Benjamites peacefully (v. 12; cf. Josh. 22:13-20). Unfortunately the Benjamites decided to support the residents of Gibeah who were their kinsmen. They should have si...
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Chronicles covers a broader period of history than any other Old Testament book. It begins with Adam and ends with Anani who lived eight generations after King Jehoiachin (1 Chron. 3:24). If we allow 25 years for each generat...
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The central subject of 1 and 2 Chronicles is the temple of God. Someone evidently wrote these books at the end of the Babylonian exile to encourage the Israelites to reestablish Israel's national life in the Promised Land. In...
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I. Israel's historical roots chs. 1-9A. The lineage of David chs. 1-3B. The house of Israel chs. 4-71. The family of Judah 4:1-232. The family of Simeon 4:24-433. The families of Transjordan ch. 54. The family of Levi ch. 65....
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"The fact that the author of 1 and 2 Chronicles devoted nine chapters out of sixty-five to genealogies (1 Chr 1-9) makes clear that these were of great importance to him and bear significantly on his purpose in writing his wo...
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This list clearly defines the priests and Levites' line of descent. Only the descendants of Aaron, the priests, could serve in the temple by offering sacrifices on the incense altar (v. 49; cf. Num. 3:5-38). Nehemiah correctl...
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This list obviously parallels to some extent David's genealogy (chs. 1-3). Saul came from the tribe of Benjamin, not from the tribe of Judah that God had promised leadership of the nation. One reason the writer had an interes...
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The scene continues to be on earth.7:1 The phrase "after this"(Gr. meta touto) indicates that what follows is a new vision (cf. 4:1). The general chronological progression of the visions suggests that the events John saw now ...
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