Genealogies of Ruben and Gad: their victories over the Agarites: their captivity.
Genealogies of Ruben, whose birthright, concerning duble portion, is translated to Ioseph, the principalitie to Iuda, with their special actes. 11. Also of Gad. 18. who with Ruben, and half tribe of Manasses, subdue the Agarenes: 25. but for their sinnes are led captiue into Assyria.
1Now the sons of Ruben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was his firstborn: but forasmuch as he defiled his father’s bed, his first birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, and he was not accounted for the firstborn.Figliuolo di Ruben primogenito d'Israele (perocché egli fu suo primogenito; ma avendo violato il talamo del padre suo, la sua primogenitura fu data ai figliuoli di Giuseppe figliuolo d'Israele, ed egli non fu considerato come primogenito.ALSO the sonnes of Ruben the first begotten of Israel (for he was his first begotten: but when he had violated his fathers bed, his firstbirthright was giuen to the sonnes of Ioseph the sonne of Israel, and he was not reputed for the firstbegotten.Filii quoque Ruben primogeniti Israël. (Ipse quippe fuit primogenitus ejus: sed cum violasset thorum patris sui, data sunt primogenita ejus filiis Joseph filii Israël, et non est ille reputatus in primogenitum. 2But of the race of Juda, who was the strongest among his brethren, came the princes: but the first birthright was accounted to Joseph.)Or Giuda era il più forte di tutti i fratelli, e dalla stirpe di lui sono discesi de' principi: ma la primogenitura fu riservata a Giuseppe.Moreouer Iudas, which was the strongest among his brethren, of his stocke sprang the princes: but the firstbirthright was reputed to Ioseph.)Porro Judas, qui erat fortissimus inter fratres suos, de stirpe ejus principes germinati sunt: primogenita autem reputata sunt Joseph.) 3The sons then of Ruben the firstborn of Israel were Enoch, and Phallu, Esron, and Charmi.Figliuoli adunque di Ruben primogenito d'Israele: Enoch, e Phailu, Esron, e Charmi.The sonnes then of Ruben the firstbegotten of Israel: Enoch, & Phallu, Esron, and Charmi.Filii ergo Ruben primogeniti Israël: Enoch, et Phallu, Esron, et Carmi. 4The sons of Joel: Samaia his son, Gog his son, Semei his son,Di Joel fu figliuolo Samia, il quale fu padre di Gog, il quale fu padre di Semei.The sonnes of Ioel: Samia his sonne, Gog his sonne, Semei his sonne,Filii Joël: Samia filius ejus, Gog filius ejus, Semei filius ejus, 5Micha his son, Reia his son, Baal his son,Di questo fu figliuolo Micha, di Micha fu figliuolo Reia, di Reia fu figliuolo Baal.Micha his sonne, Reia his sonne, Baal his sonne,Micha filius ejus, Reia filius ejus, Baal filius ejus, 6Beera his son, whom Thelgathphalnasar king of the Assyrians carried away captive, and he was prince in the tribe of Ruben.Di questo fu figliuolo Beera, il quale fu uno de' principi della tribù di Ruben, e fu menato in ischiavitù da Thelgathphalnasar re degli Assiri.Beera his sonne, whom Theglathphalnasar the king of the Assyrians led away captiue, and he was prince in the tribe of Ruben.Beera filius ejus, quem captivum duxit Thelgathphalnasar rex Assyriorum, et fuit princeps in tribu Ruben.
7And his brethren, and all his kindred, when they were numbered by their families, had for princes Jehiel, and Zacharias.I suoi fratelli, e tutta la sua consorteria, quando se ne fece il novero per famiglie, ebbero per principi Jehiel, e Zacharia.And his brethren, and al his kinred, when they were numbred by their families, had these princes Iehiel, and Zacharias.Fratres autem ejus, et universa cognatio ejus, quando numerabantur per familias suas, habuerunt principes Jehiel, et Zachariam. 8And Bala the son of Azaz, the son of Samma, the son of Joel, dwelt in Aroer as far as Nebo, and Beelmeon.Baia figliuolo di Azaz, figliuolo di Samma, figliuolo di Joel, abitò in Aroer, e sino a Nebo, e Beelmeon.Moreouer Bala the sonne of Azaz, the sonne of Samma, the sonne of Ioel, he dwelt in Aroer as far as Nebo, and Beelmeon.Porro Bala filius Azaz filii Samma filii Joël, ipse habitavit in Aroër usque ad Nebo, et Beelmeon. 9And eastward he had his habitation as far as the entrance of the desert, and the river Euphrates. For they possessed a great number of cattle in the land of Galaad.E abitò anche verso l'oriente sino all'entrar del deserto, e al fiume Eufrate: perocché eglino possedevano gran quantità di bestiami nella terra di Galaad.Agaynst the east quarter also he dwelt vnto the entrance of the desert, and the riuer Euphrates. For they possessed a great number of cattel in the land of Galaad.Contra orientalem quoque plagam habitavit usque ad introitum eremi, et flumen Euphraten. Multum quippe jumentorum numerum possidebant in terra Galaad. 10And in the days of Saul they fought against the Agarites, and slew them, and dwelt in their tents in their stead, in all the country, that looketh to the east of Galaad.E regnando Saul, fecer guerra agli Agarei, e gli sconfissero, e occuparon le tende, nelle quali questi abitavano in tutto il paese, che è all'oriente di Galaad.And in the daies of Saul they fought agaynst the Agarenes, and slewe them, and dwelt for them in their tabernacles, in al the quarter, that looketh to the East of Galaad.In diebus autem Saul præliati sunt contra Agareos, et interfecerunt illos, habitaveruntque pro eis in tabernaculis eorum, in omni plaga quæ respicit ad orientem Galaad. 11And the children of Gad dwelt over against them in the land of Basan, as far as Selcha:E i figliuoli di Gad abitavano dirimpetto a loro nella terra di Basan sino a Selcha.But the children of Gad dwelt ouer agaynst them in the land of Basan, as far as Selcha:Filii vero Gad e regione eorum habitaverunt in terra Basan usque Selcha: 12Johel the chief, and Saphan the second: and Janai, and Saphat in Basan.Joel era il capo, e Saphan avea il secondo posto. Janai poi, e Saphat in Basan.Iohel the head, and Sapham the second: and Ianai, and Saphat in Basan.Joël in capite, et Saphan secundus: Janai autem et Saphat in Basan.
13And their brethren according to the houses of their kindreds, were Michael and Mosollam, and Sebe, and Jorai, and Jacan, and Zie, and Heber, seven.I loro fratelli distinti nelle loro famiglie, e casate furono sette, Michael, e Mosollam, e Sebe, e Jorai, e Jachan, e Zie, ed Heber.And their brethren according to the houses of their kinredes, Michael, and Mosollam, and Sebe, and Iorai, and Iacan, and Zi•, and Heber, seuen.Fratres vero eorum secundum domos cognationum suarum, Michaël, et Mosollam, et Sebe, et Jorai, et Jachan, et Zie, et Heber, septem. 14These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jara, the son of Galaad, the son of Michael, the son of Jesisi, the son of Jeddo, the son of Buz.Questi furon figliuoli di Abihail, figliuolo di Huri, figliuolo di Jara, figliuolo di Galaad, figliuolo di Michael, figliuolo di Jesesi, figliuolo di Jeddo, figliuolo di Buz.These are the sonnes of Abihail, the sonnes of Huri, the sonne of Iara, the sonne of Galaad, the sonne of Michael, the sonne of Iesesi, the sonne of Ieddo, the sonne of Buz.Hi filii Abihail, filii Huri, filii Jara, filii Galaad, filii Michaël, filii Jesesi, filii Jeddo, filii Buz. 15And their brethren the sons of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house in their families,Loro fratelli furono ancora i figliuoli di Abdiel, figliuolo di Guni, i quali furono principi nelle loro famiglie, e casate.Also the brethren of the sonne of Abdiel, the sonne of Guni, prince of the house in their families.Fratres quoque, filii Abdiel filii Guni, princeps domus in familiis suis. 16And they dwelt in Galaad, and in Basan and in the towns thereof, and in all the suburbs of Saron, unto the borders.E abitarono in Galaad, e in Basan, e ne' villaggi all'intorno, e in tutti i borghi di Saron sino ai confini.And they dwelt in Galaad, and in Basan, and in the townes therof, and in al the suburbes of Saron, vnto the borders.Et habitaverunt in Galaad, et in Basan, et in viculis ejus, et in cunctis suburbanis Saron, usque ad terminos. 17All these were numbered in the days of Joathan king of Juda, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.Tutti questi furono noverati a tempo di Joathan re di Giuda, e a tempo di Geroboam re d'Israele.Al these were numbred in the daies of Ioatham the king of Iuda, and in the daies of Ieroboam the king of Israel.Omnes hi numerati sunt in diebus Joathan regis Juda, et in diebus Jeroboam regis Israël. 18The sons of Ruben, and of Gad, and of the half tribe of Manasses, fighting men, bearing shields, and swords, and bending the bow, and trained up to battles, four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore that went out to war.I figliuoli di Ruben, e di Gad, e della mezza tribù di Manasse, uomini guerrieri, che portavano scudo, e spada, e maneggiavan l'arco, sperimentati alla guerra, erano quaranta quattro mila settecento sessanta, quando andavano a combattere.The children of Ruben, and of Gad, and of the halfe tribe of Manasses, men of warre, carying sheildes, & swordes, and bending the bow, and taught to battels, foure and fourtie thousand, and seuen hundred threescore going forth to fight.Filii Ruben, et Gad, et dimidiæ tribus Manasse, viri bellatores, scuta portantes et gladios, et tendentes arcum, eruditique ad prælia, quadraginta quatuor millia et septingenti sexaginta, procedentes ad pugnam.
19They fought against the Agarites: but the Itureans, and Naphis, and Nodab,Ebbero guerra cogli Agarei, a' quali prestaron soccorso gl'Iturei con que' di Naphis, e di Nodab.They fought agaynst the Agarenes: but the Itureians, and Naphis, and NodabDimicaverunt contra Agareos: Ituræi vero, et Naphis, et Nodab 20Gave them help. And the Agarites were delivered into their hands, and all that were with them, because they called upon God in the battle: and he heard them, because they had put their faith in him.Ed essi sconfissero gli Agarei con tutti quelli, che erano in loro aiuto: perchè nel combattere invocarono Dio, ed ei gli esaudì, perchè avean creduto in lui.gaue them ayde. And the Agarenes were deliuered into their handes, and al that were with them, because they called vpon God when they fought: and he heard them, because they beleued in him.præbuerunt eis auxilium. Traditique sunt in manus eorum Agarei, et universi qui fuerant cum eis, quia Deum invocaverunt cum præliarentur: et exaudivit eos, eo quod credidissent in eum. 21And they took all that they possessed, of camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men a hundred thousand souls.E si impadronirono di tutto il loro, di cinquanta mila cammelli, di dugento cinquanta mila pecore, e di due mila asini, e di centomila prigionieri.And they tooke al that they possessed, Camels fiftie thousand, and sheepe two hundred fiftie thousand, and asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand soules.Ceperuntque omnia quæ possederant, camelorum quinquaginta millia, et ovium ducenta quinquaginta millia, et asinos duo millia, et animas hominum centum millia. 22And many fell down slain: for it was the battle of the Lord. And they dwelt in their stead till the captivity.E molti morirono delle loro ferite: perocché fu grande battaglia. Ed egli no abitarono nel luogo di quelli sino alla trasmigrazione.And manie fel downe wounded: for it was the battel of our Lord. And they dwelt for them vntil the transmigration.Vulnerati autem multi corruerunt: fuit enim bellum Domini. Habitaveruntque pro eis usque ad transmigrationem. 23And the children of the half tribe of Manasses possessed the land, from the borders of Basan unto Baal, Hermon, and Sanir, and mount Hermon, for their number was great.Parimente i figliuoli della mezza tribù di Manasse occuparono le terre (che sono) dai confini di Basan sino a Baal-Hermon, e Sunir, e la montagna di Hermon; perchè erano in gran numero.Also the children of the halfe tribe of Manasses possessed the land, from the costes of Basan vnto Baal, Hermon, and Sanir, and mount Hermon, for the number was great.Filii quoque dimidiæ tribus Manasse possederunt terram a finibus Basan usque Baal, Hermon, et Sanir, et montem Hermon: ingens quippe numerus erat.
24And these were the heads of the house of their kindred, Epher, and Jesi, and Eliel, and Esriel, and Jeremia, and Odoia, and Jediel, most valiant and powerful men, and famous chiefs in their families.E i principi delle loro famiglie furono Epher, e Jesi, ed Eliel, ed Ezriel, e Jeremia, e Odoia, e Jediel, uomini fortissimi, e potenti, e capi di gran rinomanza nelle loro famiglie.And these were the princes of the house of their kinred, Epher, and Iesi, and Eliel, and Esriel, and Ieremia, and Odoia, and Iediel, most valiant men and mightie, and renowned princes in their families.Et hi fuerunt principes domus cognationis eorum: Epher, et Jesi, et Eliel, et Ezriel, et Jeremia, et Odoia, et Jediel, viri fortissimi et potentes, et nominati duces in familiis suis. 25But they forsook the God of their fathers, and went astray after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.Ma eglino abbandonarono il Dio de' padri loro, e peccarono per amore degli dei di quelle nazioni, le quali erano state distrutte da Dio alla loro venuta.But they forsooke the God of their fathers, and fornicated after the goddes of the peoples of the land, whom God tooke away before them.Reliquerunt autem Deum patrum suorum, et fornicati sunt post deos populorum terræ, quos abstulit Deus coram eis. 26And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Phul king of the Assyrians, and the spirit of Thelgathphalnasar king of Assur: and he carried away Ruben, and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasses, and brought them to Lahela, and to Habor, and to Ara, and to the river of Gozan, unto this day.Ma il Dio d'Israele mosse l'animo di Phul re degli Assiri, e di Thelgathphalnasar re di Assur, e trasportò Ruben, e Gad, e la mezza tribù di Manasse a Lahela, e ad Habor, e ad Ara sul fiume Gozan, dove sono anche in oggi.And the God of Israel raysed vp the spirit of Phul king of the Assyrians, and the spirit of Thelgathphalnasar king of Assur: and he transported Ruben, and Gad, and the halfe tribe of Manasses, and brought them into Lahela, and into Habor, and to Ara, and to the riuer of Gozan, vntil this day.Et suscitavit Deus Israël spiritum Phul regis Assyriorum, et spiritum Thelgathphalnasar regis Assur: et transtulit Ruben, et Gad, et dimidiam tribum Manasse, et adduxit eos in Lahela, et in Habor, et Ara, et fluvium Gozan, usque ad diem hanc.
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Worthington
First-born, Genesis 49:4. (Worthington)
Calmet
He gives this reason for not beginning with him. (Calmet)
Haydock
And he. Protestants, "and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birth-right." (Haydock)
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Challoner
Accounted to Joseph, viz., as to the double portion, which belonged to the first-born: but the princely dignity was given to Juda, and the priesthood to Levi. (Challoner)
Calmet
Yet it is not certain that the latter dignity formed a part of the birth-right, (Genesis 25:31.) and the author takes no notice of it. (Calmet)
Worthington
The double portion seems to have been all the privilege, Deuteronomy 21:17. Septuagint, "the blessing or gift was Joseph's." Hebrew also does not specify princes, but "the leader," (Haydock) the Messias, (Syriac, etc.) and kings, from David till the captivity. (Calmet) (Genesis 49:4.) (Worthington)
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Joel. It does not appear whether he was the son of the last, or of Henoch.
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Calmet
Beera, This tribe continued to have princes of their own, after the division of the kingdom. Beera was in power when Thelgathphalnasar, or Theglathphalasar, took five tribes into captivity, 4 Kings 15:29. Only twelve generations are mentioned to fill up about 750 years, from the leaving of Egypt. (Calmet)
Haydock
But Enoch must have lived much sooner, as the Israelites continued in that country at least 215 years. The princes are probably not all specified, as on other occasions. (Haydock)
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Families, when they were led captive into Assyria; (Menochius) or before, when the tribe was in a most flourishing condition.
Princes. Hebrew and Septuagint, "prince."
Jehiel. Septuagint, "Joel," ver. 4.
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Tirinus
And. So Hebrew, etc., as f he was one of the princes. But the Vulgate seems to begin a new sentence, Porro, "now Bala." The possessions of this man must have been very extensive, from the Euphrates till (Haydock) Baal-meon, within nine miles of Hesebon, (Eusebius) almost (Calmet) as far as the Jordan. (Tirinus)
Calmet
Bala, or his descendants, extended their conquests as far as the Euphrates, which had been promised to Israel; and, under Saul, conquered the Agarites, who sprung from Agar. Syriac, etc., "the Arabs of Sacca," or the Scenites, "dwelling under tents," and inhabiting the Desert Arabia. The details of this war are probably given, ver. 19., etc. (Calmet)
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Menochius
Cattle, for which reason they desired to have this country, Numbers 32:4. (Menochius)
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Calmet
Selcha, not far from Jabok, Deuteronomy 3:10. (Calmet)
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Haydock
Chief, (in capite.) Septuagint, "first-born." (Haydock)
Calmet
This list was made under Joathan, king of Juda, when Joel was at the head of the tribe of Gad. (Calmet)
Menochius
Basan, the capital city, ver. 16. (Sa) (Menochius)
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And, etc. Hebrew also, "Achi, son of Abdiel."
Calmet
Chief, like the preceding, each in their respective families. (Calmet)
Menochius
They were relations (Haydock) of the same tribe. (Menochius)
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Calmet
Israel. Jeroboam II had been dead two years before Joathan was born: unless some of the numbers be incorrect; which seems very probable, 4 Kings 15:5. Yet these registers might be made at different times, and one, perhaps, under Jeroboam I, as when any war seemed to threaten, the number of soldiers was to be known. (Calmet)
Menochius
It does not appear why the king of Juda is mentioned, as the people were not under his dominion, unless (Haydock) he was contemporary with Jeroboam II, as some assert. (Menochius)
Worthington
Yet the following expedition seems to have taken place while Israel was still faithful to God. (Haydock) By faith they overcame kingdoms, Hebrews xi. (Worthington)
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Haydock
But, etc. Hebrew, "and Jetur, etc., (20) and they were helped by God against them." (Haydock)
Calmet
Septuagint, "they prevailed over them, and the Agarites," etc. The ancient, or higher Iturea, lay between Hermon and Manasses; but the lower, which Josephus includes under this name, took in the deserted possessions of that half tribe. (Calmet)
Menochius
The former (Haydock) extended from Jordan by Libanus, to the mountains of Tyre. (Menochius)
Haydock
And Naphis, sons of Ismael, Genesis 25:13. (Haydock)
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Lord. Very dreadful, and in obedience to God's orders.
Calmet
Captivity, ver. 6. (Calmet)
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Basan, which belonged to Gad. (Haydock)
Calmet
In Josue (xvii. 5.) Basan and Galaad seem to be given to Manasses; but the former there denotes all the level country, from the Jabok to the Jordan, as Galaad is put for the mountains on the East. (Calmet)
Menochius
Great. It would take thirty hours to travel from the torrent Jabok to Baal Hermon. (Adrichomius) (Menochius)
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Haydock
Assur. These princes were scourges in the hand of God, to punish the guilty. (Haydock)
Calmet
The former forced Israel to pay tribute; the latter carried many into captivity, 4 Kings 15:19, 29., and 16:7. (Calmet)
Lahela, or Hala and Haber, cities watered by the river Gozan.
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See annotations; Gen. 49. nu. 4.
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Of these and the like, S Paul sayth. By saith they ouer came kingdomes, Heb; 11.
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1. HIS FIRSTBORN (of Ruben) WERE GIVEN TO THE SONS OF JOSEPH, — namely to "Ephraim and Manasse." For the firstborn had a double portion of the paternal inheritance (while the other brothers each had single portions), as is ordained in Deuter. cap. XXI, 16, and this Ruben ought to have had, as the firstborn of Jacob; but on account of his incest it was transferred to Joseph, who through his two sons already mentioned obtained a double portion of the Holy Land. Again, to the firstborn belonged the right of the priesthood, and this was transferred from Ruben to Levi: besides this the right of primacy and of the kingdom, and this was conferred on Juda. See the words in Gen. XLIX.
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12. JOEL IN THE HEAD, — that is, "Joel" was the "head" and prince of the tribe of Gad, as is evident from the Hebrew and Greek; the second after Joel was Saphan, the third Janai and Saphat, who occupied Basanitis. These were not sons, but grandsons of Gad, as is evident from Gen. XLVI, 16.
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17. IN THE DAYS OF JEROBOAM KING OF ISRAEL. — This "Jeroboam" was not that first king of Israel who made the schism from Roboam, but far later, namely the great-grandson of Jehu; for he was a contemporary of Joatham king of Juda.
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19. THEY FOUGHT AGAINST THE AGARENES, — that is, against the Saracens, who are called "Agarenes" from Agar the handmaid of Abraham. Moreover the Agarenes were aided by the Itureans, Nephisseans and Nodabeans (as the Hebrew and Septuagint have it) against the Rubenites; but they were shamefully slain by them, as those invoking God, and were despoiled of goods and fields, as follows.
Machine translation from the Latin, not reviewed.
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… In 1 Chron. 5:4 G. is a descendant of Reuben;
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Micah (Hebrew Mikhāh, abbreviation of Mikhāyāh « Who [is] like Yahweh? »)
… For other figures of the same name, of whom generally only the name is known, cf. 2 Sam. 22:12; 1 Chron. 5:5; 8:34-35; 22:20; Neh. 11:17-22. Angelo Penna
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… some time, at least under King Jotham (v.), together with the two transjordanian tribes, it obeyed the king of Judah (cf. ibid. 5:17). Finally, at the time of the Assyrian deportation (v. THEGLATHPHALASAR), R. followed the fate of the northern tribes (1 Chron. 5:6-26) and left no trace of itself.
THEGLATHPHALASAR III. - King of Assyria from 745 to 727 B.C. (Assyrian Tuhulti-apil-Ešarra "My trust is the heir son of Ešarra," or the warrior god Ninurta, whose father is Enlil [v.] under the name Ešarra; Hebrew Tiglath-Pileser [2 Kings 16:7] or Tilgath-Pilneser [1 Chron. 5:6; 2 Chron. 28:20] or Tilgath-Pilneser [1 Chron. 5:26]). The true founder of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, he "might be considered the most remarkable figure in Assyrian history" (S. Smith).
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Jehiel (Hebrew Jēhī'ēl or Jē'ī'ēl)
JEHIEL (Hebrew Jēhī'ēl or Jē'ī'ēl). - A fairly frequent biblical name, borne by Levites of whom nothing else is known (1 Chron. 5:7; 9:35; 15:18, 21; 16:5; 2 Chron. 35:9; Ezra 8:13; 10:21, 26); v. IAHIEL.
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Agarei or Agarenes (Hebrew *Hagrî'îm*; Septuagint: Ἀγαραῖοι ὁ Ἀγαρηνοί)
… More probable is the identification of the A. with the Agrei (Ἀγραῖοι) mentioned by Strabo (XVI, 4, 2), Ptolemy (V, 18) and Pliny (VI, 28). In the time of Saul the A. were routed by the Reubenites, who settled in their region (1 Chron. 5:10); shortly afterwards the Transjordanian Israelites definitively subdued the A., taking from them all their rich livestock (50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, 2,000 donkeys; ibid. 5:18-21). …
Horeb (Hebrew Hōrēb, «Drought», «Desolation»)
… ff.); the assembly of the people of Israel with the terrible theophany and the so-called Sinaitic covenant (Ex. 19:18 ff.; Deut. 4:10, 15; 5:20; 18:16); the delivery of the tablets of the Law and their placement in the Ark (Deut. 9:8 ff.; 1 Kings 8:9; 1 Chron. 5:10); the promulgation of the Law (Mal. 4:4); the worship of the golden calf (Ps. 105[106]:19; Deut. 9:8 ff.); the long sojourn of the Israelites just out of Egypt and the point of departure …
… inert among its pastures, while the others were engaged against the oppressor: so as to merit ironic reproach in the song of Deborah (Judg. 5:15-16). At the time of King Saul the Reubenites had to defend themselves from the incursions of the Hagrites (1 Chron. 5:10, 19-22). A greater bond with the cisjordanian tribes came about under David, to whom R. and the other two transjordanian tribes (Gad and half of Manasseh) furnished ca. 120,000 warriors (ibid. …
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… Grandson of Arphaxad, son of Shem, forefather of Abram hā-'ibhrī (Gen. 14:13): Gen. 10:21, 24f.; 11:14-17; 1 Chron. 1:18f., 25. Also the head of a priestly family, in the time of Jehoiakim (Neh. 13:20); one of the tribe of Gad (1 Chron. 5:13, 5-6); two of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chron. 8:12, 22). The same name was given ('ebher "beyond") to the region on this side of the Euphrates, subject to Asshur: Num. 24:24 (wrongly in …
Michael (Hebrew Mikhā'el « Who [is] like God? »)
1. Member of the tribe of Asher, father of Sthur (Num. 13:13). 2. Member of the tribe of Gad, descendant of another M. and inhabitant of Bashan (1 Chron. 5:13-14). 3. Ancestor of Asaph the singer (ibid. 6:25). 4. Son of Izrahiah of the tribe of Issachar (ibid. 7:3). 5. Ancestor of Saul (v.), of the tribe of Benjamin (ibid. 8:16). 6. Member …
4. A member of the tribe of Gad (ibid. 5:13).
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3. Pastoral region in Transjordan (1 Chron. 5:16), distinct from Gilead and Bashan, mentioned on the stele of Mesha (line 12), probably synonymous with mīšōr ("plain").
5:17
… of the Reubenites (ibid. 11:42). The tribe of R. also took part in the schism of the northern tribes; it seems, however, that for some time, at least under King Jotham (v.), together with the two transjordanian tribes, it obeyed the king of Judah (cf. ibid. 5:17). Finally, at the time of the Assyrian deportation (v. THEGLATHPHALASAR), R. followed the fate of the northern tribes (1 Chron. 5:6-26) and left no trace of itself.
5:18
Agarei or Agarenes (Hebrew *Hagrî'îm*; Septuagint: Ἀγαραῖοι ὁ Ἀγαρηνοί)
… Saul the A. were routed by the Reubenites, who settled in their region (1 Chron. 5:10); shortly afterwards the Transjordanian Israelites definitively subdued the A., taking from them all their rich livestock (50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, 2,000 donkeys; ibid. 5:18-21). From then on the A. lived subject to the Israelites until "the transmigration" (ibid. 5:22). At an uncertain period, perhaps under King Jehoshaphat, when the Moabites and Ammonites …
Gideon was a Manassite (Judg. 6:14). After the death of Saul the Manassites rallied to David (I Chron. 12:19). Those of the east of the Jordan joined other tribes to fight the Hagrites (ibid. 5:18), but their history ended with the deportation to Assyria carried out by Tiglath-Pileser (ibid. 5:18-26).
5:19
ITUREA. - Greek and Roman writers call Iturea the region occupied by the Itureans, a nomadic tribe descended from the Ishmaelite Jethur (Gen. 25:15), which migrated across Transjordan (1 Chron. 5:19) to the north and settled in the Beqāʾ between Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon (Strabo, XVI, 2, 20).
5:22
Agarei or Agarenes (Hebrew *Hagrî'îm*; Septuagint: Ἀγαραῖοι ὁ Ἀγαρηνοί)
… afterwards the Transjordanian Israelites definitively subdued the A., taking from them all their rich livestock (50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, 2,000 donkeys; ibid. 5:18-21). From then on the A. lived subject to the Israelites until "the transmigration" (ibid. 5:22). At an uncertain period, perhaps under King Jehoshaphat, when the Moabites and Ammonites joined together against the king of Judah, the A. entered the coalition (2 Chron. 20:1 ff.; …
5:23
… In the Bible the H. is designated as the north-eastern boundary of the Palestinian conquest under Moses and Joshua (Deut. 3, 8; Jos. 11, 3, 7; 12, 5; 13, 11; I Par. 5, 23). In Hebrew poetry the H. is associated with Thabor (Ps. 88, 13), with Sion (Ps. 132, 3), with Amana and Sanir (Cant. 4, 8).
5:24
Eliel (Heb. 'Elī'el "My God Is 'El")
1. One of the chiefs of the tribe of Manasseh (I Chron. 5:24). 2. A Levite of the stock of Kohath, ancestor of Samuel (I Chron. 6:19, Vulg. 34 = Eliab, ibid., v. 12, Vulg. 27 = Eliu, I Sam. 1:1).
5:26
… also remembered as participants in Gideon's enterprise against the Midianites (Judg. 7:23). The Naphtalites later had the common fate of the northern tribes, first breaking away in the "Kingdom of Israel," then ruined by the deportation to Assyria (cf. I Chron. 5:26). Giovanni Rinaldi
… With Galilee and Transjordan lost through the work of the powerful king of the Assyrians Tiglath-Pileser III (v.), of the ancient Kingdom of Israel only the mountainous territory around Samaria remained (II Kings 15, 29; cf. I Chron. 5, 26). Amid growing discontent against Assyrian power, H., son of Elah, conspired against the king Pekah, his predecessor, and, having killed him, usurped the throne (II Kings 15, 30).
… The whole of Galilee and Transjordan were lost, and the tribe of Naphtali and the Transjordanian tribes were deported to Assyria (I Chron. 5:26); all that was left to Israel was the mountainous territory around Samaria.
PHUL. - King of Assyria (II Kings 15:19 and I Chron. 5:26), to be identified "with absolute certainty" (O.
… Tuhulti-apil-Ešarra "My trust is the heir son of Ešarra," or the warrior god Ninurta, whose father is Enlil [v.] under the name Ešarra; Hebrew Tiglath-Pileser [2 Kings 16:7] or Tilgath-Pilneser [1 Chron. 5:6; 2 Chron. 28:20] or Tilgath-Pilneser [1 Chron. 5:26]). The true founder of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, he "might be considered the most remarkable figure in Assyrian history" (S. Smith).
5:27
His descendants (1 Chron. 5:27; 6:1-4, 29-34 [Vulg. 6:1, 16-19, 44-48]) constituted the least numerous group of the Levites (about 6,200); in the desert they were assigned to transporting the wooden parts of the …
5:41
From 1 Chron. 5:41, where it is said that J. "went into exile when the Lord deported Judah and Jerusalem," one might infer that J. was the last high priest of the ancient Temple. …
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