_THE SONS OF JUDAH; PHAREZ, HEZRON, AND CARMI, AND HUR, AND SHOBAL._ The sons of Judah - i:e., the descendants, for with the exception of Pharez, none of those here noticed were his immediate sons. Indeed, the others are mentioned solely to introduce the name of Shobal, whose genealogy the historia... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND REAIAH THE SON OF SHOBAL BEGAT JAHATH; AND JAHATH BEGAT AHUMAI AND LAHAD. THESE ARE THE FAMILIES OF THE ZORATHITES._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THESE WERE OF THE FATHER OF ETAM; JEZREEL, AND ISHMA, AND IDBASH: AND THE NAME OF THEIR SISTER WAS HAZELELPONI:_ The name of their sister was Hazelelponi, х_ HA-TSªLELPOWNIY_ (H6753)] - the Hazeleponite.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND PENUEL THE FATHER OF GEDOR, AND EZER THE FATHER OF HUSHAH. THESE ARE THE SONS OF HUR, THE FIRSTBORN OF EPHRATAH, THE FATHER OF BETHLEHEM._ Penuel the father of Gedor - founder or chief man of Gedor, now Jedur, in the hill-country of Judah, rather more than 12 miles from Jerusalem (Robinson's '... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND ASHUR THE FATHER OF TEKOA HAD TWO WIVES, HELAH AND NAARAH._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND JABEZ WAS MORE HONOURABLE THAN HIS BRETHREN: AND HIS MOTHER CALLED HIS NAME JABEZ, SAYING, BECAUSE I BARE HIM WITH SORROW._ Jabez, [as if for _ YA`BEETS_ (H3258), he causes pain; Septuagint, Igabees] - was, as many think, the son of Coz, or Kenaz, and is here eulogized for his sincere and ferv... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND JABEZ CALLED ON THE GOD OF ISRAEL, SAYING, OH THAT THOU WOULDEST BLESS ME INDEED, AND ENLARGE MY COAST, AND THAT THINE HAND MIGHT BE WITH ME, AND THAT THOU WOULDEST KEEP ME FROM EVIL, THAT IT MAY NOT GRIEVE ME! AND GOD GRANTED HIM THAT WHICH HE REQUESTED._ Thou wouldest keep me from evil, х_ `... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND CHELUB THE BROTHER OF SHUAH BEGAT MEHIR, WHICH WAS THE FATHER OF ESHTON._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE SONS OF KENAZ; OTHNIEL, AND SERAIAH: AND THE SONS OF OTHNIEL; HATHATH._ The sons of Kenaz - the grandfather of Caleb, who from that relationship is called a Kenezite (Numbers 32:12; Joshua 14:4).... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND MEONOTHAI BEGAT OPHRAH: AND SERAIAH BEGAT JOAB, THE FATHER OF THE VALLEY OF CHARASHIM; FOR THEY WERE CRAFTSMEN._ Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim, х_ CHªRAASHIYM_ (H2798), artificial works] - the father of the valley of works of art, or the valley of craftsmen, as the word denotes.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE SONS OF CALEB THE SON OF JEPHUNNEH; IRU, ELAH, AND NAAM: AND THE SONS OF ELAH, EVEN KENAZ._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE SONS OF EZRA WERE, JETHER, AND MERED, AND EPHER, AND JALON: AND SHE BARE MIRIAM, AND SHAMMAI, AND ISHBAH THE FATHER OF ESHTEMOA._ She bare Miriam. It is difficult, as the verses stand at present, to see who is meant. The following re-adjustment of the text clears away the obscurity: 'These... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND HIS WIFE JEHUDIJAH BARE JERED THE FATHER OF GEDOR, AND HEBER THE FATHER OF SOCHO, AND JEKUTHIEL THE FATHER OF ZANOAH. AND THESE ARE THE SONS OF BITHIAH THE DAUGHTER OF PHARAOH, WHICH MERED TOOK._ Jehudijah, х_ HA-YªHUDIYAAH_ (H3057); Septuagint, Idouia] - the Jewess, to distinguish her from hi... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE SONS OF HIS WIFE HODIAH THE SISTER OF NAHAM, THE FATHER OF KEILAH THE GARMITE, AND ESHTEMOA THE MAACHATHITE._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE SONS OF SHELAH THE SON OF JUDAH WERE, ER THE FATHER OF LECAH, AND LAADAH THE FATHER OF MARESHAH, AND THE FAMILIES OF THE HOUSE OF THEM THAT WROUGHT FINE LINEN, OF THE HOUSE OF ASHBEA,_ Laadah, the father . . . of the house of them that wrought fine linen. Here again is another incidental evide... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND JOKIM, AND THE MEN OF CHOZEBA, AND JOASH, AND SARAPH, WHO HAD THE DOMINION IN MOAB, AND JASHUBILEHEM. AND THESE ARE ANCIENT THINGS._ Had the dominion in Moab, х_ BAA`ALUW_ (H1166) _ Lª-MOW'AAB_ (H4124), had possessions in Moab]. AND THESE ARE ANCIENT THINGS. This is a literal translation; but... [ Continue Reading ]
_THESE WERE THE POTTERS, AND THOSE THAT DWELT AMONG PLANTS AND HEDGES: THERE THEY DWELT WITH THE KING FOR HIS WORK._ AND THOSE THAT DWELT AMONG PLANTS AND HEDGES, х_ WªYOSHªBEEY_ (H3427) _ NªTAA`IYM_ (H5196) _ UW-GªDEERAAH_ (H1449), and those that were among plants and an enclosure - i:e., were gard... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE SONS OF SIMEON WERE, NEMUEL, AND JAMIN, JARIB, ZERAH, AND SHAUL:_ The sons of Simeon. They are classed along with those of Judah, as their possession was partly taken out of the extensive territory of the latter (Joshua 19:1). The difference in several particulars of the genealogy given here f... [ Continue Reading ]
_SHALLUM HIS SON, MIBSAM HIS SON, MISHMA HIS SON._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND SHIMEI HAD SIXTEEN SONS AND SIX DAUGHTERS; BUT HIS BRETHREN HAD NOT MANY CHILDREN, NEITHER DID ALL THEIR FAMILY MULTIPLY, LIKE TO THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH._ His brethren had not many children - (see the notes at Numbers 1:22; Numbers 26:14.)... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY DWELT AT BEERSHEBA, AND MOLADAH, AND HAZAR-SHUAL,_ AND THEY DWELT AT BEER-SHEBA ... - (see the notes at Joshua 19:1.)... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND AT BILHAH, AND AT EZEM, AND AT TOLAD,_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND AT BETHMARCABOTH, AND HAZAR-SUSIM, AND AT BETHBIREI, AND AT SHAARAIM. THESE WERE THEIR CITIES UNTO THE REIGN OF DAVID._ And at Beth-birei, х_ BEEYT-BIR'IY_ (H1011); supposed by Wilton ('Negeb,' p. 216) to have been originally (beeyt) haa'ªriy, or (beeyt) haa'ªriym, house of the lions = Beth-le... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEIR VILLAGES WERE, ETAM, AND AIN, RIMMON, AND TOCHEN, AND ASHAN, FIVE CITIES:_ Their villages were Etam - or Ether (Joshua 19:7). TOCHEN. There is no trace of this place in the parallel list of Joshua. [The Septuagint has Thokka in this passage, and Thalcha in Joshua.]... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND ALL THEIR VILLAGES THAT WERE ROUND ABOUT THE SAME CITIES, UNTO BAAL. THESE WERE THEIR HABITATIONS, AND THEIR GENEALOGY._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THESE MENTIONED BY THEIR NAMES WERE PRINCES IN THEIR FAMILIES: AND THE HOUSE OF THEIR FATHERS INCREASED GREATLY._ Increased greatly.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY WENT TO THE ENTRANCE OF GEDOR, EVEN UNTO THE EAST SIDE OF THE VALLEY, TO SEEK PASTURE FOR THEIR FLOCKS._ And they went to the entrance of Gedor, [probably not _ GªDOR_ (H1446), but _ GªRAAR_ (H1642), Gerar; Septuagint, Gerara]. Simeon having only a part of the land of Judah, they were for... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY FOUND FAT PASTURE AND GOOD, AND THE LAND WAS WIDE, AND QUIET, AND PEACEABLE; FOR THEY OF HAM HAD DWELT THERE OF OLD._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY SMOTE THE REST OF THE AMALEKITES THAT WERE ESCAPED, AND DWELT THERE UNTO THIS DAY._ Dwelt there unto this day. Many writers, among whom are the commentators Patrick and Poole, consider these last words to mean that the Simeonite settlers on mount Seir escaped the captivity of the other Is... [ Continue Reading ]