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Texts -- 1 Chronicles 9:7 (NET)
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- 1Ch 9:1-34 -- Exiles Who Resettled in Jerusalem
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Hasenuah
[ebd] bristling or hated, a Benjamite (1 Chr. 9:7).
[isbe] HASENUAH - has-e-nu'-a (haccenu'ah): In the King James Version (1 Ch 9:7) for HASSENUAH (which see).
[smith] (the hated), a Benjamite, of one of the chief families in the tribe. (1Â Chronicles 9:7)
[nave] HASENUAH, a Benjamite, 1 Chr. 9:7.
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Hodaviah
[isbe] HODAVIAH - hod-a-vi'-a (hodhawyah, or hodhawyahu; the Septuagint's Codex Alexandrinus, Hodouia): (1) One of the heads of the half-tribe of Manasseh on the East of the Jordan (1 Ch 5:24). (2) A Benjamite, the son of Hassenuah...
[smith] (Praise ye Jehovah). A man of Manasseh, one of the heads of the half tribe on the east of Jordan (1Â Chronicles 5:24) (B.C. 720.) A man of Benjamin, son of Has-senuah. (1Â Chronicles 9:7) A Levite, who seems to have give...
[nave] HODAVIAH 1. A chief of the half tribe of Manasseh, whose inheritance was E. of the Jordan, 1 Chr. 5:24. 2. A Benjamite, 1 Chr. 9:7. 3. A Levite, Ezra 2:40.
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Meshullam
[isbe] MESHULLAM - me-shul'-am (meshullam, "resigned" or "devoted"; compare Arabic Muslim; Mesollam): An Old Testament name very common in post-exilic times. (1) The grandfather of Shaphan (2 Ki 22:3). (2) A son of Zerubbabel (1 Ch...
[smith] (friend). Ancestor of Shaphan the scribe. (2Â Kings 22:3) The son of Zerubbabel. (1Â Chronicles 3:19) A Gadite in the reign of Jotham king of Judah. (1Â Chronicles 5:13) A Benjamite, of the sons of Elpaal. (1Â Chroni...
[nave] MESHULLAM 1. Grandfather of Shaphan, 2 Kin. 22:3. 2. A son of Zerubbabel, 1 Chr. 3:19. 3. A Gadite of Bashan, 1 Chr. 5:13. 4. Three Benjamites, 1 Chr. 8:17; 9:7, 8. 5. An Aaronite, 1 Chr. 9:11; Neh. 11:11. 6. A priest, ...
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Sallu
[ebd] weighed. (1.) A priest (Neh. 12:7). (2.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 9:7; Neh. 11:7).
[nave] SALLU 1. A Benjamite dwelling in Jerusalem, 1 Chr. 9:7; Neh. 11:7. 2. See Sallai, 2.
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SALLAI
[isbe] SALLAI - sal'-a-i, sal'-i (callay; Salom; Codex Alexandrinus Salo, with variants): (1) Eponym of a Benjamite family which settled at Jerusalem after the return, descendants of "Sallu" (1 Ch 9:7; Neh 11:7,8); the pedigrees of...
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SENUAH
[isbe] SENUAH - se-nu'-a, sen'-u-a (cenu'ah): In the King James Version "A Benjamite" (Neh 11:9); the Revised Version (British and American) has "Hassenuah," transliterating the definite article the King James Version is to be pref...
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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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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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SENAAH
[isbe] SENAAH - se-na'-a, sen'-a-a (cena'ah; Codex Vaticanus Sanana; Sananat; Codex Alexandrinus Sanana, Sennaa, Hasan): The children of Senaah are mentioned as having formed part of the company returning from the captivity with Ze...
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JOED
[isbe] JOED - jo'-ed (yo`edh, "Yahweh is witness"): A "son" of Benjamin (Neh 11:7), wanting in 1 Ch 9:7.
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ABIASAPH
[isbe] ABIASAPH - a-bi'-a-saf, ab-i-a'-saf ('abhi-'acaph, "my father has gathered"): A descendant of Kohath the son of Levi (Ex 6:24; 1 Ch 6:23,37 (8,22); 9:19). In Chronicles the name is 'ebh-yacaph, which seems to be a mere varia...
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GENEALOGY, 1-7
[isbe] GENEALOGY, 1-7 - je-na-al'-o-ji, jen-a-al'-o-ji: 1. Definition 2. Biblical References 3. Importance of Genealogies 4. Their Historical Value 5. Principles of Interpretation 6. Principles of Compilation 7. Sources 8. Principa...
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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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HASSENUAH
[isbe] HASSENUAH - has-e-nu'-a (haccenu'ah): A family name in the two lists of Benjamite inhabitants of Jerusalem (1 Ch 9:7, the King James Version "Hasenuah"; Neh 11:9, "Senuah"). The name is possibly the same as HASSENAAH (which ...
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KORAHITES; SONS OF KORAH
[isbe] KORAHITES; SONS OF KORAH - ko'-ra-its (qorchi), (beno qorach; in the King James Version appears also as Korhite, Kohathite, Kore): This phrase is used to denote Assir and Elkanah and Abiasaph, Korah's 3 individual sons (Ex 6...
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