The twelve tribes of Israel. The genealogy of Juda down to David. Other genealogies of the tribe of Juda.
The names of Israels twelue sonnes. 3. The geneologie of Iuda, first in the right line to Dauid, the seuenth sonne of Isai: 16. then other genealogies of the same Iuda.
1And these are the sons of Israel: Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda, Issachar, and Zabulon,Figliuoli d'Israel sono Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Giuda, Issachar, e Zàbulon,AND the chidren of Israel: Ruben, Simeon, Leui, Iuda, Issachar, and Zabulon,Filii autem Israël: Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda, Issachar, et Zabulon, 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Nephtali, Gad, and Aser.Dan, Giuseppe, Beniamin, Nephthali, Gad, e Aser.Dan, Ioseph, Beniamin, Nephthali, Gad, and Aser.Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Nephthali, Gad, et Aser. 3The sons of Juda: Her, Onan and Sela. These three were born to him of the Chanaanitess the daughter of Sue. And Her the firstborn of Juda, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he slew him.Figliuoli di Giuda: Her, Onan, e Sela: questi tre furono a lui partoriti dalla figliuola di Sue Chananea. Her primogenito di Giuda fu uomo cattivo dinanzi al Signore, il quale lo fece morire.The sonnes of Iuda: Her, Onan, and Sela. these three were borne to him of the Chananite the daughter of Sue. And Her the firstbegotten of Iuda, was euil before our Lord, and he slewe him.Filii Juda: Her, Onan, et Sela: hi tres nati sunt ei de filia Sue Chananitide. Fuit autem Her primogenitus Juda malus coram Domino, et occidit eum. 4And Thamar his daughter in law bore him Phares and Zara. So all the sons of Juda were five.E Thamar nuora di Giuda partorì a lui Phares, e Zara. Giuda adunque ebbe in tutto cinque figliuoli.And Thamar his daughter in law bare him Phares and Zara. Therfore al the sonnes of Iuda, were fiue.Thamar autem nurus ejus peperit ei Phares et Zara: omnes ergo filii Juda, quinque. 5And the sons of Phares, were Hesron and Hamul.I figliuoli di Phares: Hesron, e Hamul.And the sonnes of Phares, Hesron and Hamul.Filii autem Phares: Hesron et Hamul. 6And the sons also of Zare: Zamri, and Ethan, and Eman, and Chalchal, and Dara, five in all.I figliuoli di Zara: Zamri, ed Ethan, ed Eman, e Chalcal, e Darà; cinque in tutto.The sonnes also of Zara: Zamri, and Ethan, and Eman, Chalcal also, and Dara, together fiue.Filii quoque Zaræ: Zamri, et Ethan, et Eman, Chalchal quoque, et Dara, simul quinque. 7And the sons of Charmi: Achar, who troubled Israel, and sinned by the theft of the anathema.Figliuolo di Charmi: Achar, il quale messe sossopra Israele, e peccò di furto di anatema.And the sonnes of Charmi: Achar, who trubled Israel, & sinned in the theft of the anathema.Filii Charmi: Achar, qui turbavit Israël, et peccavit in furto anathematis. 8The sons of Ethan: Azarias,Figliuolo di Ethan: Azaria.The sonnes of Ethan: Azarias.Filii Ethan: Azarias. 9And the sons of Hesron that were born to him: Jerameel, and Ram, and Calubi.I figliuoli, che ebbe Hesron: Jerameel, e Ram, e Calubi.And the sonnes of Hesron that were borne to him: Ierameel, and Ram, and Calubi.Filii autem Hesron qui nati sunt ei: Jerameel, et Ram, et Calubi.
10And Ram begot Aminadab, and Aminadab begot Nahasson, prince of the children of Juda.E Ram generò Aminadab: Aminadab generò Nahasson, principe de' figliuoli di Giuda.Moreouer Ram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab, begat Nahasson, the prince of the children of Iuda.Porro Ram genuit Aminadab. Aminadab autem genuit Nahasson, principem filiorum Juda. 11And Nahasson begot Salma, the father of Booz.Nahasson poi generò Salma, da cui venne Booz.Nahasson also begat Salma, of whom was borne Booz.Nahasson quoque genuit Salma, de quo ortus est Booz. 12And Booz begot Obed, and Obed begot Isai.E Booz generò Obed, il quale poi generò Isai.But Booz begat Obed, who also begat Isai.Booz vero genuit Obed, qui et ipse genuit Isai. 13And Isai begot Eliab his firstborn, the second Abinadab, the third Simmaa,E Isai generò Eliab suo primogenito, secondo Abinadab, terzo Samma,And Isai. begat the firstbegotten Eliab, the second Abinadab, the third Simmaa,Isai autem genuit primogenitum Eliab, secundum Abinadab, tertium Simmaa, 14The fourth, Nathanael, the fifth Raddai,Quarto Nathanael, quinto Raddui,the fourth, Nathanael, the fifth Raddai,quartum Nathanaël, quintum Raddai, 15The sixth Asom, the seventh David.Sesto Asom, settimo David:the sixt Asom, the seuenth Dauid.sextum Asom, septimum David. 16And their sisters were Sarvia, and Abigail. The sons of Sarvia: Abisai, Joab, and Asael, three.De' quali furon sorelle Sarvia, e Abigail. I figliuoli di Sarvia tre: Abisai, Gioab, e Asael.Whose sisters were Saruia, and Abigail. The sonnes of Saruia: Abisai, Ioab, and Asael, three.Quorum sorores fuerunt Sarvia et Abigail. Filii Sarviæ: Abisai, Joab, et Asaël, tres. 17And Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ismahelite.Abigail fu madre di Amasa, di cui fu padre Jether Ismaelita.And Abigail beare Amasa, whose father was Iether the Ismaelite.Abigail autem genuit Amasa, cujus pater fuit Jether Ismahelites. 18And Caleb the son of Hesron took a wife named Azuba, of whom he had Jerioth: and her sons were Jaser, and Sobab, and Ardon.Caleb figliuolo di Hesron prese per moglie Azuba, dalla quale ebbe Jerioth: e figliuoli di lei furono Jaser, e Sobab, e Ardon.But Caleb the sonne of Hesron tooke a wife named Azuba, of whom he begat Ierioth: and her sonnes were Iaser, and Sobab, and Ardon.Caleb vero filius Hesron accepit uxorem nomine Azuba, de qua genuit Jerioth: fueruntque filii ejus Jaser, et Sobab, et Ardon. 19And when Azuba was dead, Caleb took to wife Ephrata: who bore him Hur.E morta Azuba, Caleb sposò Ephrata, la quale gli partorì Hur.And when Azuba was dead, Caleb tooke to wife Ephratha who bare him Hur.Cumque mortua fuisset Azuba, accepit uxorem Caleb Ephratha, quæ peperit ei Hur.
20And Hur begot Uri: and Uri begot Bezeleel.Hur poi generò Uri: e Uri generò Bezeleel.Moreouer Hur begat Vri: and Vri begat Bezeleel.Porro Hur genuit Uri, et Uri genuit Bezeleel. 21And afterwards Hesron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Galaad, and took her to wife when he was threescore years old: and she bore him Segub.Dipoi Hesron prese la figlia di Machir principe di Galaad; e la sposò avendo egli sessant'anni: ed ella gli partorì Segub.After these thinges Hesron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Galaad, and tooke her, when he was three score yeares old: who bare him Segub.Post hæc ingressus est Hesron ad filiam Machir patris Galaad, et accepit eam cum esset annorum sexaginta: quæ peperit ei Segub. 22And Segub begot Jair, and he had three and twenty cities in the land of Galaad.E Segub generò Jair, il quale fu signore di ventitré città nella terra di Galaad.But Segub also begat Iair, & possessed three and twentie cities in the Land of Galaad.Sed et Segub genuit Jair, et possedit viginti tres civitates in terra Galaad. 23And he took Gessur, and Aram the towns of Jair, and Canath, and the villages thereof, threescore cities. All these, the sons of Machir father of Galaad.Ma Gessur, e Aram presero le città di Jair, e Canath co' suoi sessanta villaggi, i quali tutti erano del figliuolo di Machir principe di Galaad.And he tooke Gessur, and Aram the townes of Iair, and Canath, and the villages therof, threescore cities, al these are the sonnes of Machir the father of Galaad.Cepitque Gessur et Aram oppida Jair, et Canath, et viculos ejus sexaginta civitatum: omnes isti filii Machir patris Galaad. 24And when Hesron was dead, Caleb went in to Ephrata. Hesron also had to wife Abia who bore him Ashur the father of Thecua.Morto poi Hesron, Caleb sposò Ephrata. Hesron ebbe per moglie anche Abia, la quale gli partorì Ashur principe di Thecua.And when Hesron was dead: Caleb went in to Ephrata. Hesron also had to wife Abia who bare him Ashur the father of Thecua.Cum autem mortuus esset Hesron, ingressus est Caleb ad Ephratha. Habuit quoque Hesron uxorem Abia, quæ peperit ei Assur patrem Thecuæ. 25And the sons of Jerameel the firstborn of Hesron, were Ram his firstborn, and Buna, and Aram, and Asom, and Achia.Ma Jerameel primogenito di Hesron, ebbe Ram primogenito, e Buna, e Aram, e Asom, e Achia.And there were borne sonnes to Ierameel the firstbegotten Hesron, Ram his firstborne, and Buna, and Aram, and Asom, and Achia.Nati sunt autem filii Jerameel primogeniti Hesron, Ram primogenitus ejus, et Buna, et Aram, et Asom, et Achia.
26And Jerameel married another wife, named Atara, who was the mother of Onam.Un'altra moglie ancora ebbe Jerameel, di nome Atara, la quale fu madre di Onam.Ierameel maried also an other wife, named Atara, which was the mother of Onam.Duxit quoque uxorem alteram Jerameel, nomine Atara, quæ fuit mater Onam. 27And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerameel, were Moos, Jamin, and Achar.Figliuoli di Ram primogenito di Jerameel, furono Moos, Jamin, e Achar.But the sonnes also of Ram the firstbegotten of Ierameel, were Moos, Iamin, and Acar.Sed et filii Ram primogeniti Jerameel fuerunt Moos, Jamin, et Achar. 28And Onam had sons Semei, and Jada. And the sons of Semei: Nadab, and Abisur.Di Onam furon figliuoli Semei, e Jada. Figliuoli di Semei: Nadab, e Abisur.And Onam had sonnes Semei, and Iada. And the sonnes of Semei: Nadab, and Abisur.Onam autem habuit filios Semei et Jada. Filii autem Semei: Nadab et Abisur. 29And the name of Abisur’s wife was Abihail, who bore him Ahobban, and Molid.E la moglie di Abisur si nomò Abihail, la quale partorì a lui Ahobban, e Molid.But the name of Abisurs wife, was Abihail, who bare him Ahobban, and Molid.Nomen vero uxoris Abisur, Abihail, quæ peperit ei Ahobban et Molid. 30And the sons of Nadab were Saled and Apphaim. And Saled died without children.Figliuoli di Nadab furono Saled, e Apphaim. E Saled morì senza figliuoli.And the sonne of Nadab were Saled, & Apphaim. And Saled died without children.Filii autem Nadab fuerunt Saled et Apphaim. Mortuus est autem Saled absque liberis. 31But the son of Apphaim was Jesi: and Jesi begot Sesan. And Sesan begot Oholai.Apphaim ebbe un sol figliuolo Jesi: il qual Jesi generò Sesan. E Sesan penerò Oholai.But the sonne of Apphaim, Iesi: which Iesi begat Sesan. Moreouer Sesan begat Oholai.Filius vero Apphaim, Jesi: qui Jesi genuit Sesan. Porro Sesan genuit Oholai. 32And the sons of Jada the brother of Semei: Jether and Jonathan. And Jether also died without children.Figliuoli di Jada fratello di Semei: Jether, e Jonathan: ma Jether morì senza figliuoli.And the sonnes of Iada the brother of Semei: Iether, and Ionathan. But Iether also died without children.Filii autem Jada fratris Semei: Jether, et Jonathan. Sed et Jether mortuus est absque liberis. 33But Jonathan begot Phaleth, and Ziza. These were the sons of Jerameel.E Jonathan generò Phaleth, e Ziza. Questi furono i figliuoli di Jerameel.Moreouer Ionathan begat Phaleth, and Ziza. These were the sonnes of Ierameel.Porro Jonathan genuit Phaleth, et Ziza. Isti fuerunt filii Jerameel. 34And Sesan had no sons, but daughters and a servant an Egyptian, named Jeraa.E Sesan non ebbe figliuoli, ma sì delle figlie: ed ebbe un servo Egiziano per nome Jeraa;And Sesan had noe sonnes, but daughters: and a seruant an Aegyptian, named Ieraa.Sesan autem non habuit filios, sed filias: et servum ægyptium nomine Jeraa.
35And he gave him his daughter to wife: and she bore him Ethei.A cui diede per moglie una sua figlia, la quale partorì a lui Ethei.And he gaue him his daughter to wife: who bare him Ethei.Deditque ei filiam suam uxorem: quæ peperit ei Ethei. 36And Ethei begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad.Ethei generò Nathan, e Nathan generò Zabad;And Ethei begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,Ethei autem genuit Nathan, et Nathan genuit Zabad. 37And Zabad begot Ophlal, and Ophlal begot Obed.E Zabad generò Ophlal, e Ophlal generò Obed.Zabad also begat Ophlal, & Ophlal begat Obed,Zabad quoque genuit Ophlal, et Ophlal genuit Obed. 38Obed begot Jehu, Jehu begot Azarias.Obed generò Jehu, Jehu generò Azaria;Obed begat Iehu, Iehu begat Azarias,Obed genuit Jehu, Jehu genuit Azariam, 39Azarias begot Helles, and Helles begot Elasa.Azaria generò Helles, Helles generò Elasa;Azarias begat Helles, and Helles begat Elasa,Azarias genuit Helles, et Helles genuit Elasa. 40Elasa begot Sisamoi, Sisamoi begot Sellum,Elasa generò Sisamoi, Sisamoi generò Sellimi:Ealasa begat Sisamoi, Sisamoi begat Sellum,Elasa genuit Sisamoi, Sisamoi genuit Sellum, 41Sellum begot Icamia, and Icamia begot Elisama.Sellimi generò Icamia, Icamia generò Elisama.Sellum begat Icamiam, and Icamia begat Elisama.Sellum genuit Icamiam, Icamia autem genuit Elisama. 42Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerameel were Mesa his firstborn, who was the father of Siph: and the sons of Maresa father of Hebron.Figliuoli di Caleb fratello di Jerameel: Mesa suo primogenito, che fu principe di Ziph: e i discendenti di Maresa padre di Hebron.And the sonnes of Caleb the brother of Ierameel: Mesa his firstbegotten, he is the father of Ziph: and the sonnes of Maresa the father of Hebron.Filii autem Caleb fratris Jerameel: Mesa primogenitus ejus; ipse est pater Ziph: et filii Maresa patris Hebron. 43And the sons of Hebron, Core, and Thaphua, and Recem, and Samma.Figliuoli di Hebron: Core, e Taphua, e Recem, e Samma.Moreouer the sonnes of Hebron, Core, and Thaphua, and Recem, and Samma.Porro filii Hebron, Core, et Taphua, et Recem, et Samma. 44And Samma begot Raham, the father of Jercaam, and Recem begot Sammai.E Samma generò Raham, padre di Jercaam, e Recem generò Sammai.And Samma begat Raham, the father of Iercaam, and Recem begat Sammai.Samma autem genuit Raham, patrem Jercaam, et Recem genuit Sammai. 45The son of Sammai, Maon: and Maon the father of Bethsur.Figliuolo di Sammai, Maon: e Maon padre di Bethsur.The sonne of Sammai, Maon: and Maon the father of Bethsur.Filius Sammai, Maon: et Maon pater Bethsur.
46And Epha the concubine of Caleb bore Haran, and Mosa, and Gezez. And Haran begot Gezez.Ed Epha concubina di Caleb partorì Haran, e Mosa, e Gezez. E Haran generò Gezez.And Epha the concubine of Caleb bare Haran, and Mosa, and Gezez. Moreouer Haran begat Gezez.Epha autem concubina Caleb peperit Haran, et Mosa, et Gezez. Porro Haran genuit Gezez. 47And the sons of Jahaddai, Rogom, and Joathan, and Gesan, and Phalet, and Epha, and Saaph.Figliuoli di Jahaddai: Regom, e Joathan, e Gesan, e Phalet, ed Epha, e Saaph.And the sonnes of Iahaddai, Regom, and Ioathan, and Gesan, and Phalet, and Epha, and Saaph.Filii autem Jahaddai, Regom, et Joathan, et Gesan, et Phalet, et Epha, et Saaph. 48And Maacha the concubine of Caleb bore Saber, and Tharana.Maacha concubina di Caleb, partorì Saber, e Tharana.The concubine of Caleb Maacha bare Saber, and Tharana.Concubina Caleb Maacha, peperit Saber, et Tharana. 49And Saaph the father of Madmena begot Sue the father of Machbena, and the father of Gabaa. And the daughter of Caleb was Achsa.E Saaph principe di Madmena generò Sue, che fu principe di Machbena, e principe di Gabaa. Figliuola poi di Caleb fu Achsa.And Saaph the father of Madmena begat Sue the father of Machbena, and the father of Gabaa. But the daughter of Caleb, was Achsa.Genuit autem Saaph pater Madmena Sue, patrem Machbena et patrem Gabaa. Filia vero Caleb fuit Achsa. 50These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur the firstborn of Ephrata, Sobal the father of Cariathiarim.Questi sono i figliuoli di Caleb, figliuolo di Hur, primogenito di Ephrata: Sobal principe di Cariathiarim,These were the sonnes of Caleb, the sonne of Hur the firstbegotten of Ephrata, Sobal the father of Cariathiarim.Hi erant filii Caleb, filii Hur primogeniti Ephratha, Sobal pater Cariathiarim. 51Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hariph the father of Bethgader.Salma principe di Bethlehem, Hariph principe di Bethgader.Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hariph the father of Bethgader.Salma pater Bethlehem, Hariph pater Bethgader. 52And Sobal the father of Cariathiarim had sons: he that saw half of the places of rest.E Sobal principe di Cariathiarim, il quale possedeva la metà del luogo del riposo, ebbe de' figliuoli.And there were sonnes of Sobal the father of Chariathiarim, he that saw the halfe of the restinges.Fuerunt autem filii Sobal patris Cariathiarim, qui videbat dimidium requietionum. 53And of the kindred of Cariathiarim, the Jethrites, and Aphuthites, and Semathites, and Maserites. Of them came the Saraites, and Esthaolites.E delle famiglie loro in Cariathiarim (vennero) li Jethrei, e gli Aputhei, e i Semathei, e i Maserei, da quali derivarono (anche) i Saraiti, e gli Esthaoliti.and of the kinred of Cariatharim, the Iethreites, and Aphutheites, and Sematheites, and Maseretes. Out of these issued the Saraites, and Esthaolites.Et de cognatione Cariathiarim, Jethrei, et Aphuthei, et Semathei, et Maserei. Ex his egressi sunt Saraitæ, et Esthaolitæ.
54The sons of Salma, Bethlehem, and Netophathi, the crowns of the house of Joab, and half of the place of rest of Sarai.Figliuoli di Salma: Bethlehem, e Netophathi, corone della casa di Joab; e la metà del luogo del riposo fu di Sarai.The sonnes of Salma, Bethlehem, and Netophathi, the Crownes of the house of Ioab, and the Halfe of the resting of Sarai,Filii Salma, Bethlehem, et Netophathi, coronæ domus Joab, et dimidium requietionis Sarai: 55And the families of the scribes that dwell in Jabes, singing and making melody, and abiding in tents. These are the Cinites, who came of Calor (Chamath) father of the house of Rechab.Vi sono ancora le famiglie dei dottori della legge, che abitano in Jabes, e abitano sotto le tende cantando, e sonando. Questi sono i Cinei discesi da Chamath padre della casa di Rechab.The kinredes also of the scribes dwelling in Iabes, singing and sounding, and abyding in tabernacles. These are the Cineites, which came from heate of the father of the house of Rechab.cognationes quoque scribarum habitantium in Jabes, canentes atque resonantes, et in tabernaculis commorantes. Hi sunt Cinæi, qui venerunt de Calore patris domus Rechab.
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Haydock
Aser. They are not placed in the order of their birth. (Haydock)
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Calmet
Her. The crime for which he was punished is not specified in Scripture. (Calmet)
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Zamri, or Zabdi, Josue 7:1.
Etham. Similar names occur [in] 3 Kings 4:30. But they seem to have been different persons.
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Du Hamel
Achar, alias Achan, (Josue vii.; Challoner) which was his real name, as the former was given him (Calmet) in consequence of his having "troubled" Israel. (Du Hamel)
Worthington
One letter may have been mistaken. (Worthington)
Kennicott
It may seem more probable that Achar, which appears invaribly in the Vatican Septuagint and Syriac, is the proper name. (Kennicott)
Challoner
Anathema, the thing devoted or accursed, viz., the spoils of Jericho. (Challoner)
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Challoner
Ram. He is commonly called Aram. But it is to be observed here, once for all, that it was a common thing among the Hebrews for the same person to have different names: and that it is not impossible among so many proper names, as here occur in the first nine chapters of this book, that the transcribers of the ancient Hebrew copies may have made some slips in the orthography. (Challoner)
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Calmet
Seventh. Syriac and Arabic add, "Eliu, (chap. 27:18.) and the eighth David." It appears, in effect, the Isai had eight sons, and that David was the youngest, 1 Kings 16:10., and 17:12. The Rabbins suppose that one was only adopted, namely, Jonathan, the son of Samma, noted for his prudence and valour, 2 Kings 13:3., and 21:21. (Calmet)
Du Hamel
One might die in his youth, and be therefore omitted, (Tirinus) as he had done nothing memorable. (Du Hamel)
Abulensis
The Scripture does not always specify the full number. (Abulensis)
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Sarvia. The honour shewn to the sisters of David is unusual. The father of the three valiant children of Sarvia is no where specified.
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Calmet
Ismahelite, or more correctly, "Jethra, of Jezrahel;" (2 Kings 17:25.) though the Hebrew and Septuagint in that place read "Israelite," which would be a trifling remark; and it is improbable that Isai would give his daughter to a descendant of Ismahel. (Calmet)
Du Hamel
The person might, however, have resided among them. (Du Hamel)
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Worthington
Caleb, alias Calubi, ver. 9. (Challoner) (Worthington)
He is different from Caleb, the son of Jephone.
Calmet
Took, etc. Hebrew, "begot Azuba, Ischa, and Jerioth;" or rather with the Septuagint, "took to wife Gazuba and Jerioth." (Calmet)
Kennicott
Syriac and Arabic, "Caleb had Jerioth by his wife Azuba." We know that the latter was his wife, (ver. 19.) and this seems to be the true reading. As ath signifies "of or from," (Noldius) the Hebrew only requires a small correction. As it stands at present, it means, "Caleb begot Azuba, a woman, (or wife) and Jerioth." Protestants supply, "begat children of Azuba, his wife, and of Jerioth." (Kennicott)
Haydock
Her sons. The original determines us to read her, instead of "his," as ejus would as naturally be understood. If Jerioth was not the wife, she seems to have been the daughter of Caleb; as Jaser, etc., were his sons. (Haydock)
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Du Hamel
Bezeleel, the famous artist, (Exodus 31:2.; Calmet) or a different person. (Du Hamel)
Lyranus
The Rabbins, who confound Caleb with the son of Jephone, say that he espoused Ephrata, or Mary, the sister of Moses, when he was ten years old, that Ur and Uri had each a child at eight, and the Bezeleel began to work at the tabernacle before he was nine years old. (Lyranus)
Calmet
But this is extravagant, and the Bezeleel here mentioned was of the family of Hesron. (Calmet)
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Menochius
Machir, grandson of Joseph, whose descendants occupied part of Galaad, (Haydock) of which he is styled the father, or prince. (Menochius)
Calmet
The daughter of Machir was probably an heiress, and Segub dwelt with his mother's tribe. (Calmet)
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Calmet
Aram. Protestants add "with the towns of Jair from them," the former possessors; (Haydock) or Gessur assisted Aram (Syria) in attacking Israel, 4 Kings 10:32. (Calmet)
Menochius
All these villages. Protestants supply, "belonged to the sons." Septuagint, "were of the sons." All these were dependencies of Machir, "prince" of Galaad; in which sense father is taken, ver. 24. (Menochius)
Worthington
Sons often denote nephews, etc. (Worthington)
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Calmet
Hesron. Perhaps it ought to be Azuba, ver. 19. Hebrew, "and after Hesron was dead, in Caleb-ephrata, then Abia, the wife of Hesron, bore him a (posthumous) son, Ashur, the father of those who dwelt at Thecua." He could not reside there himself no more than Caleb did at Bethlehem, which some, without proof, pretend was called Caleb-ephrata. The Septuagint agree with the Vulgate. They may signify that Caleb went to the town of Ephrata. But the son of Hebron[Hesron?] certainly never resided at Bethlehem. (Calmet)
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Jansenius
And, is not in Hebrew. Achia, which may also signify "her sister." Septuagint, "brother." Others take (Calmet) Achia to be the first wife of Jerameel. (Jansenius)
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Vatable
Oholai, a daughter, (ver. 34.; Tirinus) unless this son died before his father. (Vatable)
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Calmet
Caleb, or Calubi, ver. 9. Ziph, Maresa, and Hebron, are the names of towns, as well as of men. The descendants of Mesa inhabited Ziph, and those of Maresa dwelt at Hebron. The same remark will hold good in other places, where the names of places are put for those who occupied them. (Calmet)
Vatable
And the sons. Hebrew, "and of the sons of Maresa." (Vatable)
But it may be as well explained in the sense of the Vulgate. Septuagint, "Marisa, his first-born. He was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Marisa, of the father of Hebron."
Haydock
Father. Literally, "of the father," patris Hebron. (Haydock)
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Jahaddai. His name occurs not before. Some suppose he was the son of Mosa: perhaps a verse may be lost, as the Syriac and Arabic pass over this and the two following verses.
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Haydock
Achsa, different from Axa, the grand-daughter of Jephone, Judges 1:12. (Haydock)
Du Hamel
Both had daughters of the same name. (Du Hamel)
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Vatable
Caleb, grandson of Calubi. (Vatable, etc.)
Calmet
Sobal, his descendant, was prince of those who established themselves at Cariathiarim. (Calmet)
Haydock
The Alexandrian Septuagint seems rather to assert that he was son of Hur, as well as those who follow. "The sons of Hur....Sobal....Salomon, father of Baithlammon, father of Bethleem." But the editions vary. (Haydock)
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Du Hamel
He that saw, etc. The Latin interpreter seems to have given us here, instead of the proper names, the meaning of those names in the Hebrew. He has done in like manner, ver. 55., (Challoner) and in many other places. (Du Hamel)
Hebrew, "had sons, haroe cha hamenuchoth, (Haydock) or Raia, Roeh, (chap. 4:2.) and Chazi of the canton of Menuchat, near Gabaa, 1 Paralipomenon 8:6., and Judges 20:43. Septuagint mention Manocho, Josue 15:60.
Haydock
We may also translate "the father of Cariathiarim, the prince of half Manuchat, had sons who peopled different cities." It seems too harsh to call a man "half the place of rest," or "seeing from the moiety of rest," though the Hebrew has this literal signification. The Septuagint give proper names, (Calmet) "Araa, Esei, Ammanith," (but [in] ver. 55, half of Manath) and the Protestants, "Haroeh and half of the Manahattites." (Haydock)
Sobal left to his descendants half the country which he had quietly occupied.
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Haydock
Kindred. Septuagint, "Oumasphas." (Haydock)
Abulensis
Esthaolites. All these places were in Juda, (Calmet) or perhaps (Haydock) the two last in Dan, (Menochius) or occupied by both tribes. (Abulensis, q. 8.)
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Salma, or Salmon's descendants, peopled Bethlehem, etc.
Worthington
Crowns. Valiant heroes who assisted Joab to gain crowns. (Worthington)
Hebrew, "Hateroth," the house (Alexandrian Septuagint, of the house of Jobab) of Joab; (Haydock) perhaps the famous general who had land near Absalom's, on the frontiers of Ephraim, where Ataroth was situated.
Calmet
And half. Hebrew, "half of the Manahethites." Protestants (Haydock) or "of Menuchat, towards Zarai." The author seems purposely to mention to whom the cities at first belonged, that the right owners might be reinstated in their possessions, at their return from Babylon. (Calmet)
This verse may specify six towns, Bethlehem and Netophat, (Haydock) Beth-Joab, Chatsi, Manachti, and Atsothi.
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Menochius
Scribes, learned in the law. (Menochius)
Singing, etc. The different professions of the Rechabites are here given, instead of proper names, (Calmet) which the Vatican Septuagint retains---Thargathiim and Samathiim, Sochathim.
Hebrew Tirhathim, "porters;" (Chaldean) Shimhathim, "the obedient;" Sucathim, "the inhabitants of tents;" Calor, "the heat," as the Hebrew Chamath (Protestants, Hemath) signifies. The Cinites dwelt on the south of Juda, for which reason they are probably here mentioned, though some of them also inhabited Jabes Galaad, while the Rechabites dwelt in tents, (Haydock) and were perhaps employed as porters in the temple. (Calmet) (Jeremias 35:5, 19.)
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Ram.... He is commonly called Aram. But it is to be observed here, once for all, that it was a common thing among the Hebrews for the same persons to have different names: and that it is not impossible among so many proper names, as here occur in the first nine chapters of this book, that the transcribers of the ancient Hebrew copies may have made some slips in the orthography.
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Caleb.... Alias Calubi, ver. 9.
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He that saw, etc.... The Latin interpreter seems to have given us here, instead of the proper names, the meaning of those names in the Hebrew. He has done in like manner, ver. 55.
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This patriarch first called Iacob signifying supp•ater was afterward called Israel, that is, Seing God, or valient vvith God. Gen 35.
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Either this man had two names, or there is error in the last letter, here, or Iosue. 7.
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Otherwise called Cal•bi. v. 9.
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By sonnes as often elsewhere, are vnstood nephewes and other of spring.
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dvvellings, or resting places.
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Valient men by whose help Ioab got victories and triumphant crownes.
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St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 88.1
… This is sung by “the sons of Core,” that is, the imitators of Christ’s Passion: as Christ was crucified in Calvary, which is the interpretation of the Hebrew word Core. This also is “the understanding of Æman the Israelite:”
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St Jerome † AD 420 Against the Pelagians 1.28
1 Chron. ii. 32 . Sept. Half-prophets.
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Eusebius of Caesarea † AD 339 The Church History of Eusebius 2.23.17
17. And while they were thus stoning him one of the priests of the sons of Rechab, the son of the Rechabites,
St Jerome † AD 420 The Letters of St. Jerome 52.3
… So, too, with a mystic reference to the shedding of blood, it was a scarlet cord which the harlot Rahab (a type of the church) hung in her window to preserve her house in the destruction of Jericho. Hence, in another place Scripture says of holy men: “These are they which came from the warmth of the house of the father of Rechab.”
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9. RAM. — This is "Aram" the father of Aminadab, Matthew I, who by aphaeresis is called "Ram."
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16. SONS OF SARVIAE, ABISAI, JOAB AND ASAEL. — From this it appears that Abisai was older than his brother Joab, the leader of David's army.
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31. AND SESAN BEGAT OHOLAI, — a daughter not a son, as is evident from verse 34.
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52. WHO SAW HALF OF THE RESTING PLACES. — Who is this? First, St. Jerome, in book I Against Pelagius, says he was a prophet: for prophets were called "seers," that is those who foresaw and foretold future things, as if to say Sobal was a "seer," that is he prophesied; but only in part, that is he did not clearly and perfectly see the heavenly things, where is the place of rest, that is of perfect peace. Secondly, Vatablus, as if to say: Sobal saw and contemplated, that is he had care of or was prince of half the place, which in Hebrew was called Hammenuchoth, that is of resting places; perhaps from the fertility of the land and the pleasantness of the place: for to see is to be a prince; for it is the prince's duty to look around at his people, to survey and contemplate them, so that he may provide for them in all things. The prince therefore is a "seer," so that like Argus with a hundred eyes he may inspect all things. Thirdly, others by "resting place" understand a sepulcher; for in it after death the body rests until the common resurrection to come on the day of judgment. Whence Benedict in his Bibles at verse 54, where we have: "Half of the resting place of Sara," translated, or rather explained, who possessed half of the sepulcher of Sara (the wife of Abraham), and of four Patriarchs, namely Adam, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; which sepulcher was in Hebron. Fourthly, our Sanchez by "resting place" understands the region in which someone dwells, and which he possesses quietly as a master: hence of Italy thus says Aeneas in Virgil, book VIII of the Aeneid: "This place shall be the city, that rest the sure end of labors." For we are said to "see" or discern an inheritance when we approach it, occupy it and possess it; so that the sense is, as if to say: Sobal "saw," that is as it were possessed as his own, and both with "eyes" and with hands used half the part of the region in which his parents had rested, or dwelt quietly: and this half part of the inheritance Sobal transferred to his sons. The same phrase recurs again after two verses; and by the same phrase it is said of Issachar, Genesis cap. XLIX, 15: "He saw rest, that it was good," that is (as by epexegesis is immediately added), he saw "the land" assigned to rest or habitation for himself, "that it was excellent." Also Psalm cap. CXXXI, verse 8: "Arise, O Lord, into thy resting place." And verse 14: "This is my rest forever and ever, here will I dwell." Fifthly and genuinely, "Who saw half of the resting places" is the proper name of the son of Sobal, as if to say: The sons of Sobal were as it were of the father these two, namely "Cariathiarim" (and so perhaps called, because in forests: for these in Hebrew are called יערים iearim: as if he dwelt in a city, devoted to hunting), חרהה חצי המנהות haroe chatsi hammenuchot, that is seer of half of the resting places; thus called, because he possessed half of Sobal his father's "resting place," that is habitation or region and inheritance; for his brother Cariathiarim possessed the other half.
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54. THE SONS OF SALMA, BETHLEHEM AND NETOPHATHI, THE CROWNS OF THE HOUSE OF JOAB, AND HALF OF THE REST OF SARAI. — Benedictus translates it as, he who possessed half of the sepulchre of Sara and of the four Patriarchs. But "Sarai" here is not "Sara" the wife of Abraham; for Sarai here in Hebrew is written with the letters Tsade and Ain, but Sara is written with Shin and He. The sense therefore is, as if to say, Salma begat four sons, namely first, Bethlehem, second, Netophathi, third, who was called in Hebrew Ataroth beth Joab, that is "The Crowns of the house of Joab," fourth, whose name was "Half of the rest of Sarai." For all these things are clearly proper names from the Septuagint, which retains Hebrew names as proper, and because here the names of the sons of Salma are enumerated. Why the two last were so called is uncertain: perhaps because the father Salma wished that the third would become a crown, that is the glory and honour of the house of Joab, and the fourth would occupy half of the rests, that is the regions and possessions of Sarai.
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55. THE FAMILIES ALSO OF THE SCRIBES (learned in the Law) DWELLING IN JABES. SINGING AND RESOUNDING, AND DWELLING IN TENTS. — These also are clearly proper names from the Hebrew and from the Romans who mark all these things with capital letters, and from the Septuagint, which translates the names of the Hebrews as proper, and the peoples of Sopherim (that is of the scribes) dwelling in Jabis, Tarathim, Samathim, Sachathim. The sense therefore is, as if to say, The families, in Hebrew משפחות misphachoth, that is the families of scribes (namely of the Cinæans, as follows) descended from Salma were three, namely Tarathim, that is the Singers; Samathim, that is the Resounders; and Sachathim, that is those dwelling in tents; because truly the Cinæans sang and resounded the praises of God; and they dwelt not in cities, but in tents, as I said in Jeremiah, chapter XXXV, 2. These are the Cinæans (namely the descendants of Jethro the father-in-law of Moses, from whom the Rechabites were born, as I said in Judges, chapter I, 16, Exodus, chapter XVIII, 4 and following), WHO CAME FROM THE HEAT OF THE FATHER OF THE HOUSE OF RECHAB. — Hence it is clear that the Rechabites were Cinæans, and that they were also Scribes, Psalmists and Singers, who sang psalms and hymns to God. But what is the Heat? First, Dionysius the Carthusian, concerning the Heat, says, that is from the seed which is hot. But I say that the Heat is a proper name, wherefore the Romans write it with a capital H, and the Septuagint retains the Hebrew name Hemath. Whence secondly, Vatablus translates: Who came from Hemath the father of the house of Rechab, as if to say the Cinæans were born from Hemath, who was the father of the family of the Rechabites. But because Our translator renders "of the father" in the genitive, not "from the father" in the ablative, hence thirdly, you would better understand by "Hemath" the city famous by this name in Scripture, namely "Epiphania," so called from Antiochus Epiphanes. And it favours that he does not say "who were born," but "who came from Hemath," as if to say the Cinæans came from "Hemath," that is "Epiphania," which city was the seat and homeland of the house, that is the family of "Rechab," or the Rechabites. You will say: Why therefore does Our translator not retain the name "Hemath," but translates it "Heat"? I answer: He does this in his manner, to signify that the etymology of "Hemath" is fitting for this place: for Hemath in Hebrew means heat. It signifies therefore that these Cinæans came fittingly from "Hemath," because the city by its name signifies "heat," to suggest that these Cinæans imitated the "heat," that is the zeal and fervour of devotion, which had been in their father "Rechab." Thus Lyra and Hugo. Thus Rome was once called Valentia, as Solinus testifies in the Polyhistor. For in Greek ῥώμη is the same as strength, valour and valency. For the Romans were valiant and Valentines, inasmuch as they subdued the world to themselves. Similar allusions are in Micah, chapter I, 10: "In the house of dust (in Hebrew in Aphrah the city of Benjamin; for Aphrah means dust) sprinkle yourselves with dust." And verse 11: "And pass by yourselves to the Beautiful Habitation." In Hebrew the inhabitress Saphir, that is of beautiful Samaria; and verse 12: "Which dwelleth in bitternesses." In Hebrew in Marath the city. See the things said there.
Machine translation from the Latin, not reviewed.
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… act, Joseph later did not keep R. as a hostage, but Simeon, the eldest after him (ibid. 42:24), and assigned R. the place of honor among the brothers (ibid. 43:33). He went down to Egypt with all of Jacob's family (ibid. 46:9), and there he died (cf. 1 Chron. 2:1 and 5:1, 3-10).
Simeon (Heb. Šim'ôn; Gr. Symzōn)
… the first journey he made to Egypt during the famine, S. was kept by Joseph as a hostage, since the firstborn Reuben was not guilty of the sale of his brother (Gen. 42:25, 36; 43:23). In Egypt his six sons later joined him with Jacob (ibid. 46:10; cf. 1 Chron. 2:1; 4:24 ff.).
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… P. (Gen. 38:29). This and other details are given by the sacred text because of the importance of the rights of primogeniture, which were granted to him and not to Zerah, since he is always remembered first in the genealogies (ibid. 46:12; Num. 26:20; 1 Chron. 2:4; Matt. 1:3). His descendants were blessed by God (Ruth 4:12). For the genealogy see Ruth 4:18-22 and 1 Chron. 2:5, 9-3:24. In the time of Zerubbabel 468 descendants of P. lived in …
2. Grandson of Esau and son of Reuel (Gen. 36, 13, 17; I Chron. 1, 37). 3. Son of Judah, who went down to Egypt with Jacob (Gen. 38, 39; 46, 12; I Chron. 2, 4; Jude. 7, 17, 24). 4. Son of the patriarch Simeon (Num. 26, 13; I Chron. 4, 24). 5. Levite, son of Addo and father of Iethrai (I Chron. 6, 21). 6. Father of Jobab, Edomite king, descendant …
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… He was the son, like Chalcol and Darda, of Mahol (metathesis for Hamul: 1 Chron. 2:5), in 1 Kings 4:31 (Septuagint 4:27; Heb. 5:11); but in 1 Chron. 2:6 he is called, like Ethan, the son of Zerah of the tribe of Judah.
… primogeniture, which were granted to him and not to Zerah, since he is always remembered first in the genealogies (ibid. 46:12; Num. 26:20; 1 Chron. 2:4; Matt. 1:3). His descendants were blessed by God (Ruth 4:12). For the genealogy see Ruth 4:18-22 and 1 Chron. 2:5, 9-3:24. In the time of Zerubbabel 468 descendants of P. lived in Jerusalem (Neh. 11:4-6). He is remembered in the genealogies of Jesus (Matt. 1:3; Luke 3:33).
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… He was the son, like Chalcol and Darda, of Mahol (metathesis for Hamul: 1 Chron. 2:5), in 1 Kings 4:31 (Septuagint 4:27; Heb. 5:11); but in 1 Chron. 2:6 he is called, like Ethan, the son of Zerah of the tribe of Judah.
Zamri (Heb. Zimri; LXX Zápařá)
2. A member of the tribe of Judah, son of Zerah (1 Chron. 2:6).
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… The sentence was carried out in a valley south of Jericho and Gilgal, which was therefore named that of 'Achor or of the "troubler." By contamination with that name is explained the change of A. to Akar in I Chron. 2:7 (Josh. 6:17-19; 7:1-26). Faustino Salvoni
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… The C. of I Chron. 2:42-55, also called Chelubai (ibid., 2:9), is usually considered an ancestor of C. because of the different paternity (Hezron) and descendants and because of the mention (ibid., 2:20) of the great-grandson Bezalel (v.) craftsman …
JERAMEEL (Hebrew Jērahmē'ēl). - 1. First son of Hezron, grandson of Judah (1 Chron. 2:9, 25 ff., 33-42).
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Obed (Hebrew 'Ōbhedh, "Servant")
1. Son of Boaz and Naomi and grandfather of David (Ruth 4:17, 21, 22; 1 Chron. 2:12). - 2. One of the "mighty men" in David's army (ibid. 11:47). - 3. Descendant of the patriarch Judah in the line of Jerahmeel (ibid. 2:37). - 4. Levite, son of Shemaiah and descendant …
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… While in I Chron. 2, 13-17 she is called a daughter of Jesse, in II Sam. 17, 25 she appears as a daughter of Nahash. …
Eliab (Heb. "Il My God Is Father")
(1 Chron. 2:13); he was of a proud disposition (1 Sam. 17:13, 18); his daughter or niece Abigail married Rehoboam (2 Chron. 11:18).
Semma (Heb. Šammā' or Šammāh; Vulgate Semma or Semmaa)
1. Son of Jesse, brother of David and father of Jonadab (II Sam. 13:3, 32). In I Sam. 16:9; 17:13 he is called Shammah, Simmaa in I Chron. 2:13 and Shamaa in I Chron. 20:7 (Heb. Šimā').
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Naas (Hebrew: Nāḥāš «Serpent»)
3. Father of Abigail and of Zeruiah, mother of Joab (ibid. 17:25). He is ordinarily identified with Jesse, father of David; cf. I Chron. 2:16.
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Amasa (Heb. ʿĀmāšāʾ «Bundle»; Septuagint: ʿAṭṭāṣa)
AMASA (Heb. ʿĀmāšāʾ «Bundle»; Septuagint: ʿAṭṭāṣa). - Military leader, son of Abigail, sister of David, and of Jether (or Jetra) the Ishmaelite (I Chron. 2:17) or the Jezreelite (II Sam. 17:25). He sided with the rebel Ab-
… The I. must have had close contacts with the Midianites and with the Edomites, with whom they are often named in the Bible (cf. Gen. 28:9; 36:3; Jud. 8:3, 24; Jud. 2:13; I Chron. 2:17; 27:30; Ps. 82:7). Like their father, they gave themselves over to the nomadic life. …
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… The region of the names may be found in I Chron. 2:19 agg.: E., second wife of Caleb, is the mother of Hur, grandfather of Bethlehem. …
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… The C. of I Chron. 2:42-55, also called Chelubai (ibid., 2:9), is usually considered an ancestor of C. because of the different paternity (Hezron) and descendants and because of the mention (ibid., 2:20) of the great-grandson Bezalel (v.) craftsman of the tabernacle (Ex. 31:2). Nevertheless F. de Hummelauer maintains their identity, eliminating as spurious verse 2:20, or supposing …
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Elisama (Heb. 'Elīlāmā' "God Hears")
3. One of the clans of Jerahmeel (I Chr. 2:21).
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J. conquered the thirty Amorite cities, south of the Jarmūq, in Gilead, which he called havvoth J., that is, encampments inhabited by semi-nomads (Num. 32:41; Judg. 10:4; 1 Sam. 4:13; 1 Chron. 2:22). Less exact and secondary is the tradition that places these cities in Bashan (Deut. 3:14; Josh. 13:30). The 60 cities in Bashan, which 1 Chron. 2:23 seems to attribute to J., …
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… their name from him, Ḥawwōth Jā'ir, still mentioned in the time of Solomon (I Kings 4:13). It is debated whether these were fortified cities or tent villages; whether in Gilead or in Bashan; whether 60 (Josh. 13:30; I Kings 4:13), 30 (Judg. 10:4), or 23 (I Chron. 2:23). Under Solomon, A. constituted the 6th prefecture, over which Bengaber presided (I Kings 4:13). Some identified it with Bashan; others with Ḥirbet 'Arqūb er-Rahuah, at the confluence …
… Spared by the Israelites (Josh. 13:13), they later occupied some cities of Jair (I Chron. 2:23).
… J., that is, encampments inhabited by semi-nomads (Num. 32:41; Judg. 10:4; 1 Sam. 4:13; 1 Chron. 2:22). Less exact and secondary is the tradition that places these cities in Bashan (Deut. 3:14; Josh. 13:30). The 60 cities in Bashan, which 1 Chron. 2:23 seems to attribute to J., were conquered by Nobah (Num. 32:42).
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7. Biblical women: A. wife of Hezron grandson of Judah, mother of Ashhur (I Chron. 2:24). - Wife of Ahaz and mother of Hezekiah, king of Judah (II Kings 18:2 she is called Abi: contracted form; II Chron. 29:1).
Thecua (Heb. Tēqōā; Septuagint Θεκώ and Θεκούς)
… Tēqōā; Septuagint Θεκώ and Θεκούς). - A city of Palestine in the tribe of Judah (Josh. 16:60 Gk.; 1 Chron. 2:24; 4:5) situated toward the desert of Engedi (2 Chron. 20:20), fortified by Rehoboam (ibid. 11:6), birthplace of the prophet Amos (Am. 1:1). Repopulated after the exile, it collaborated …
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3. Firstborn of Shimei, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chron. 2:28, 30).
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Jonathan (Heb. Jēhōnāthān and Jōnāthān; Vulgate I. and Ionathas)
… Zedekiah; Jeremiah was imprisoned in his house (Jer. 37:15-20; 38:26). In Jer. 40:8 there is a J. as military leader, probably due to a copyist's error; he is missing in II Kings 25:23, in the Greek and in the Targum. 10. Jew of the stock of Jerahmeel (I Chron. 2:32 ff.). 11. Head of a family among those returning from Babylon (Ezra 8:6). 12. Companion of Ezra (Ezra 10:15). 13. High priest, between Joiada and Jeddah (Neh. 12:11). Flavius Josephus …
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… Such adoption was in use among the Hebrews (Ex. 2:61; I Chron. 2:34-35). The effort to reconcile the two genealogies is laborious, as can be seen; more useful is to understand their meaning. …
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Nathan (Hebr. Nāthān «[God] Has Given»)
Others in the Bible bear the same name: a Jew in I Chron. 2:36; a son of David (II Sam. 5:15; Zech. 12:12), through whom Christ traces His descent to David in the genealogy of Luke (Lk. 3:31); the father (or brother?) of one of David's warriors …
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Obed (Hebrew 'Ōbhedh, "Servant")
1. Son of Boaz and Naomi and grandfather of David (Ruth 4:17, 21, 22; 1 Chron. 2:12). - 2. One of the "mighty men" in David's army (ibid. 11:47). - 3. Descendant of the patriarch Judah in the line of Jerahmeel (ibid. 2:37). - 4. Levite, son of Shemaiah and descendant of Korah, to whom belonged the office of gatekeeper of the Temple (ibid. 26:7). - 5. Military leader in the time of Jehoiada; he cooperated …
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… The C. of I Chron. 2:42-55, also called Chelubai (ibid., 2:9), is usually considered an ancestor of C. because of the different paternity (Hezron) and descendants and because of the mention (ibid., 2:20) of …
1. Settlement of the Negeb, at the southern extremity of the tribe of Judah (Josh. 15:24), founded by Mesha the Calebite (1 Chron. 2:42); today Hirbet ez-Zejfeh, 6 km southwest of Kurnub.
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… It belonged to the tribe of Judah (Jos. 15, 58; cf. I Par. 2, 45), and was situated at the 29th km. of the road from Jerusalem to Hebron. …
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Jezonias (Hebrew Ja'āzāujah and Jēzaujāh [ā] "Yahweh Has Heard")
… He was the son of a Maachathite, perhaps so called from the name of his village or from that of a famous ancestor (cf. 1 Chron. 2, 48; 4, 19). J. had to go to Egypt with the fugitive group after the assassination of Gedaliah (2 Kings 25, 23-26; Jer. 40, 8); but in Jer. 42, 1, where J. appears as the chief promoter …
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… B. is surnamed Ephrata, a name to be applied rather to the region inhabited by the Ephraimite clan composed of the families of the three sons of Hur the Calebite, Shobal, Salma and Hariph, called respectively "fathers" of B. Kiriath-jearim and Beth-gader (cf. 1 Chron. 2, 51, 54; 4, 4; Eusebius, Onomasticon, 42, 10; 82, 10; ed. Klostermann), that is, inasmuch as the Ephraimite stock of Caleb settled in those cities, and gave the name of Ephrata to the …
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2. A southern city of Judah, seat of the families of the scribes (sōphērim) descended from Hammath (the Vulgate translates "de Calore"), ancestor of the Rechabites (v.), of the stock of the Kenites (1 Chron. 2:55). It has not yet been identified.
… Jael, wife of the Kenite Heber, killed Sisera (ibid. 4:17-21). Saul begged them to separate themselves from the Amalekites so as not to involve them in their extermination (1 Sam. 15:6). It appears that the Rechabites were descended from the K. (1 Chron. 2:55). According to Balaam's oracle (Num. 24:21-23) they suffered from the Assyrian invasions and took part in the Babylonian captivity.
RECHABITES. - A nomadic clan, descended from the Kenites or Quenites (I Chron. 2:55), which in the 9th century B.C. received from Jonadab, son of Rechab, a special statute of a religious and moral character: against the Dionysiac excesses of the Baalism introduced …
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