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34:19 These <0428> are the names <08034> of the men <0582>: from the tribe <04294> of Judah <03063>, Caleb <03612> son <01121> of Jephunneh <03312>; 34:20 from the tribe <04294> of the Simeonites <08095> <01121>, Shemuel <08050> son <01121> of Ammihud <05989>; 34:21 from the tribe <04294> of Benjamin <01144>, Elidad <0449> son <01121> of Kislon <03692>; 34:22 and from the tribe <04294> of the Danites <01835> <01121>, a leader <05387>, Bukki <01231> son <01121> of Jogli <03020>. 34:23 From the Josephites <03130> <01121>, Hanniel <02592> son <01121> of Ephod <0641>, a leader <05387> from the tribe <04294> of Manasseh <04519>; 34:24 from the tribe <04294> of the Ephraimites <0669> <01121>, a leader <05387>, Kemuel <07055> son <01121> of Shiphtan <08204>; 34:25 from the tribe <04294> of the Zebulunites <02074> <01121>, a leader <05387>, Elizaphan <0469> son <01121> of Parnach <06535>; 34:26 from the tribe of the Issacharites <03485> <01121>, a leader <05387>, Paltiel <06409> son <01121> of Azzan <05821>; 34:27 from the tribe <04294> of the Asherites <0836> <01121>, a leader <05387>, Ahihud <0282> son <01121> of Shelomi <08015>; 34:28 and from the tribe <04294> of the Naphtalites <05321> <01121>, a leader <05387>, Pedahel <06300> son <01121> of Ammihud <05989>.” 34:29 These <0428> are the ones whom <0834> the Lord <03068> commanded <06680> to divide up the inheritance <05157> among the Israelites <03478> <01121> in the land <0776> of Canaan <03667>.

• Num 34:16-29 -- Appointed Officials

• Government

  [nave] GOVERNMENT Paternal functions of, Gen. 41:25-57. Civil service school provided by, Dan. 1:3-20. Maintains a system of public instruction, 2 Chr. 17:7-9. Executive departments in. See: Cabinet; King; Ruler; Statecraft. Ju...
  

• 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...
  

• Canaan

  [nave] CANAAN 1. Son of Ham, Gen. 9:18, 22, 25-27. Descendants of, Gen. 10:6, 15; 1 Chr. 1:8, 13. 2. Land of (The history of this region is involved in that of the Israelites. The student is therefore referred to Israel, History ...
  

• JOSHUA (2)

  [isbe] JOSHUA (2) - || I. FORM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF NAME II. HISTORY OF THE LIFE OF JOSHUA 1. First Appearance 2. The Minister of Moses 3. One of the Spies 4. The Head of the People (1) His First Act--Sending of the Spies (2) Crossi...
  

• Ammihud

  [ebd] people of glory; i.e., "renowned." (1.) The father of the Ephraimite chief Elishama, at the time of the Exodus (Num. 1:10; 2:18; 7:48, 53). (2.) Num. 34:20. (3.) Num. 34:28. (4.) The father of Talmai, king of Geshur, to whom...
  [isbe] AMMIHUD - a-mi'-hud (`ammihudh, "my kinsman is glorious"; variously in the Septuagint, Emioud or Semioud or Amioud): The name of several Old Testament persons. (1) Father of Elishama, who in the wilderness was head of the tr...
  [smith] (people of praise). An Ephraimite father of Elishama, the chief of the tribe at the time of the Exodus. (Numbers 1:10; 2:18; 7:48,53; 10:22; 7:26) and, through him, ancestor of Joshua. (B.C. 1491.) A Simeonite, father of She...
  [nave] AMMIHUD 1. Son of Laadan, 1 Chr. 7:26, and father of Elishama, Num. 1:10; 2:18. 2. Father of Shemuel, Num. 34:20. 3. Father of Pedahel, Num. 34:28. 4. Father of the king of Geshur, 2 Sam. 13:37. 5. Son of Omri, 1 Chr. 9:...
  

• Shiphtan

  [ebd] judicial, an Ephraimite prince at the time of the division of Canaan (Num. 34:24).
  [isbe] SHIPHTAN - shif'-tan (shiphTan; Codex Vaticanus Sabatha; Codex Alexandrinus Sabathan, F, Saphatan, Lucian, ((S)ephatha): An Ephraimite prince (Nu 34:24).
  [smith] (judicial), father of Kemuel, a prince of the tribe of Ephraim. (Numbers 34:24) (B.C. before 1450.)
  [nave] SHIPHTAN, father of the representative of Ephraim on the committee which divided the promised land among the Israelites, Num. 34:24.
  

• 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.
  

• Shemuel

  [ebd] heard of God. (1.) The son of Ammihud. He represented Simeon in the division of the land (Num. 34:20). (2.) Used for "Samuel" (1 Chr. 6:33, R.V.). (3.) A prince of the tribe of Issachar (1 Chr. 7:2).
  [isbe] SHEMUEL - she-mu'-el, shem'-u-el (shemu'el, "name of God" (?) (1 Ch 6:33 (18)); the Revised Version (British and American) Samuel, the prophet (see SAMUEL); compare Gray, HPN, 200, note 3): (1) The Simeonite appointed to ass...
  [smith] (heard by God). A commissioner appointed from the tribe of Simeon to divide the land of Canaan. (Numbers 34:20) (B.C. 1450.) Samuel the prophet. (1 Chronicles 6:33) Son of Tola, and one of the chiefs of the tribe of Issac...
  [nave] SHEMUEL 1. A Simeonite appointed on the committee to divide the land of Canaan, Num. 34:20. 2. See: Samuel. 3. Head of a family in Issachar, 1 Chr. 7:2.
  

• Pedahel

  [ebd] redeemed of God, the son of Ammihud, a prince of Naphtali (Num. 34:28).
  [isbe] PEDAHEL - ped'-a-hel, pe-da'-el (pedhah'-el, "whom God redeems"): A prince of Naphtali; one of the tribal chiefs who apportioned the land of Canaan (Nu 34:28; compare 34:17).
  [smith] (whom God redeems), the son of Ammihud, and prince of the tribe of Naphtali. (Numbers 34:28)
  [nave] PEDAHEL, chief of Naphtali, Num. 34:28.
  

• Elidad

  [ebd] whom God has loved, son of Chislon, and chief of the tribe of Benjamin; one of those who were appointed to divide the Promised Land among the tribes (Num. 34:21).
  [isbe] ELIDAD - e-li'-dad ('elidhadh, "God has loved"): Prince of Benjamin in the division of the land (Nu 34:21); perhaps the same as ELDAD (which see).
  [smith] (whom God loves), the man chosen to represent the tribe of Benjamin in the division of the land of Canaan. (Numbers 34:21) (B.C. 1452.)
  [nave] ELIDAD, a prince of Benjamin, Num. 34:21.
  

• Kemuel

  [ebd] helper of God, or assembly of God. (1.) The third son of Nahor (Gen. 22:21). (2.) Son of Shiphtan, appointed on behalf of the tribe of Ephraim to partition the land of Canaan (Num. 34:24). (3.) A Levite (1 Chr. 27:17).
  [isbe] KEMUEL - kem'-u-el, ke-mu'-el (qemu'el, "God's mound"): (1) Nephew of Abraham (Gen 22:21), father of Aram, whom Ewald identifies with Ram of Job 32:2; but compare Gen 10:22, where Aram is described as one of the children of ...
  [smith] (congregation of God). The son of Nahor by Milcah, and father of Aram. (Genesis 22:21) (B.C. 1925.) The son of Shiptan, and prince of the tribe of Ephraim; one of the twelve men appointed by Moses to divide the land of Canaa...
  [nave] KEMUEL 1. Son of Nahor, Gen. 22:21. 2. A prince of Ephraim, Num. 34:24. 3. A Levite, 1 Chr. 27:17.
  

• Paltiel

  [ebd] deliverance of God, the prince of Issachar who assisted "to divide the land by inheritance" (Num. 34:26).
  [isbe] PALTIEL - pal'-ti-el (palTi'el, "God's deliverance"): (1) A prince of Isaachar (Nu 34:26). (2) Same as PALTI, (2) (which see).
  [smith] (whom God delivers), the son of Azzan and prince of the tribe of Issachar. (Numbers 34:26) He was one of the twelve appointed to divide the land of Canaan among the tribes west of Jordan. (B.C. 1450.)
  [nave] PALTIEL, a chief of Issachar and one of the committee of twelve appointed to divide Canaan among the tribes, Num. 34:26.
  

• Shelomi

  [isbe] SHELOMI - she-lo'-mi, shel'-o-mi (shelomi): An Asherite (Nu 34:27).
  [smith] (peaceful), an Asherite, father of Ahihud. (Numbers 34:27) (B.C. before 1450.)
  [nave] SHELOMI, father of Ahihud, Num. 34:27.
  

• 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...
  

• Elizaphan

  [isbe] ELIZAPHAN - el-i-za'-fan, e-liz'-a-fan ('elitsaphan; Septuagint Eleisaphan, Elisaphan, Elisapa, Elisaphat, "God has protected; compare tsephanyah, Zephaniah, "Yah has protected," and the Phoenician, tsephanba`al, Baal has pr...
  [smith] (whom God protects). A Levite, son of Uzziel, chief of the house of the Kohathites at the time of the census in the wilderness of Sinai. (Numbers 3:30) (B.C. 1491.) Prince of the tribe of Zebulun. (Numbers 34:25)
  [nave] ELIZAPHAN 1. A Levite, Ex. 6:22; Lev. 10:4; Num. 3:30; 1 Chr. 15:8. 2. A prince of Zebulun, Num. 34:25. 3. Probably identical with 1, above, 2 Chr. 29:13.
  

• Jogli

  [isbe] JOGLI - jog'-li (yoghli, perhaps = "led into exile"): Father of Bukki, a Danite chief (Nu 34:22).
  [smith] (led into exile), the father of Bukki, a Danite chief. (Numbers 34:22)
  [nave] JOGLI, a prince of Dan, Num. 34:22.
  

• Bukki

  [isbe] BUKKI - buk'-i (buqqi, "mouth of Jah"): (1) A Danite, son of the tribal prince Jogli (Nu 34:22); he was one of the representative chiefs who assisted in the division of the land. (2) Son of Abishua and father of Izzi, a prie...
  [smith] (wasting). Son of Abishua and father of Uzzi fifth from Aaron in the line of the high priests in (1 Chronicles 6:5; 6:5,51) (Authorized Version), and in the genealogy of Ezra. (Ezra 7:4) Son of Jogli, prince of the tribe ...
  [nave] BUKKI 1. Son of Abishua, 1 Chr. 6:5, 51; Ezra 7:4. 2. A prince of Dan, Num. 34:22.
  

• Chislon

  [isbe] CHISLON - kis'-lon, kiz'-lon (kiclon, "strength"): A prince of Benjamin, the father of Elidad (Nu 34:21).
  [smith] (confidence), father of Elidad, the prince of the tribe of Benjamin chosen to assist in the division of the land of Canaan among the tribes. (Numbers 34:21) (B.C. 1450.)
  [nave] CHISLON, father of Eldad, Num. 34:21.
  

• Azzan

  [isbe] AZZAN - az'-an `azzan, "strong" or "thorn": Father of Paltiel of the tribe of Issachar. One of the commissioners selected to divide the land between the tribes (Nu 34:26).
  [smith] (very strong), the father of Paltiel prince of the tribe of Issachar, who represented his tribe in the division of the promised land. (Numbers 34:26)
  [nave] AZZAN, father of Paltiel, Num. 34:26.
  

• Ephod

  [smith] (image), father of Hanniel of the tribe of Manesseh. (Numbers 34:23)
  [nave] EPHOD 1. A sacred vestment worn by the high priest. Described, Ex. 28:6-14, 31-35; 25:7. Making of, Ex. 39:2-26. Breastplate attached to, Ex. 28:22-29. Worn by Aaron, Ex. 39:5. Used as an oracle, 1 Sam. 23:9, 12; 30:7, 8...
  

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