“ And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister. ”
PART I (1 Chronicles 1-9). Genealogical Lists, together with Geographical and Historical Notes. These Chapter s form a general introduction to the whole work. They contain the following genealogi...
And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister. And Shua their sister - It is very rarely that women are found in the Jewish genealogies, and they are never inserted but for e...
And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Genealogies (continued) This chapter traces the descendants of Issachar, Benjamin (Dan), Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim, and Asher.
(32-34) The race of Heber (spelt differently from Heber, Abraham’s ancestor). Nothing is known of any of these families. The name Japhleti (the Japhletite) occurs as a clan ( Joshua 16:3 ), but far a...
In this chapter we have the genealogies of six of the tribes, and again the bias of the chronicler is evident in his treatment. Those tribes more directly associated with Judah have fuller treatment...
The tribe of Asher; Jacob said, should be fat, and yield royal dainties. And from the mighty men of valour which belonged to this tribe, we see the prediction fulfilled; for from the blood of the sla...
And Heber ,.... The other grandson of Asher; and son of Beriah; begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shuah their sister ; a place on the borders of Ephraim is called the coast of Japhleti; b...
Genealogies. B. C. 1630. 20 And the sons of Ephraim; Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Ta...
No text from Poole on this verse.
CRITICAL NOTES.] 1 Chronicles 7:1-5 .— Issachar . A tribe of more than average strength, since the entire return from all the tribes, except Judah, was no more than 800,000 men ( 2 Samuel 24:9 ) [...
1 Chronicles 7:2 . Whose number in the days of David. This proves that David, in time of peace, numbered the people for war. This very much surprised Joab, and in this lay a great part of the sin....
EXPOSITION 1 Chronicles 7:1 The great tribes of Judah and Levi being now passed, as well as the minor ones of Simeon, Reuben, and Gad, we reach the sons of Issachar . Issachar was Jacob's...
The Line of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Asher
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