1 Chronicles 8:1-31
THE LINE OF THE TRIBE OF BENJAMIN... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LINE OF THE TRIBE OF BENJAMIN... [ Continue Reading ]
Now, Benjamin begat Bela, his firstborn, Ashbel, the second, and Aharah, the third,... [ Continue Reading ]
Nohah, the fourth, and Rapha, the fifth. The fact that many names in the list following are different from those given by Moses is due either to the custom of having more than one name or to the use of the word "sons" in the wider sense, which includes grandsons and even descendants farther removed.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the sons of Bela were Addar (or Ard), and GERA, AND ABIHUD,... [ Continue Reading ]
and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,... [ Continue Reading ]
and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. Cf Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:38.... [ Continue Reading ]
And these are the sons of Ehud; these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, a Levitical city otherwise known as Gibea of Benjamin, 1 Samuel 13:3, AND THEY REMOVED THEM TO MANAHATH;... [ Continue Reading ]
and Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, it was under his direction that the transfer to Manahath was effected, AND BEGAT UZZA AND AHIHUD.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, where he may have gone during one of the famines in the time of the Judges, AFTER HE HAD SENT THEM AWAY; HUSHIM AND BAARA WERE HIS WIVES. It appears that he forsook his wives for the time of the famine and married a Moabite woman, returning afterw... [ Continue Reading ]
And he begat of Hodesh, his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,... [ Continue Reading ]
and Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers, powerful and influential leaders of large divisions in the tribe.... [ Continue Reading ]
And of Hushim he begat Ahitub and Elpaal.... [ Continue Reading ]
The sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono and Lod with the towns thereof, these being cities on the extreme western boundary of Benjamin;... [ Continue Reading ]
Beriah also and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, in the neighborhood of the other cities, WHO DROVE AWAY THE INHABITANTS OF GATH, the Philistine city-state at some distance to the west;... [ Continue Reading ]
and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,... [ Continue Reading ]
and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,... [ Continue Reading ]
and Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;... [ Continue Reading ]
and Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber,... [ Continue Reading ]
Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;... [ Continue Reading ]
and Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,... [ Continue Reading ]
and Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,... [ Continue Reading ]
and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi (or Shema);... [ Continue Reading ]
and Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel,... [ Continue Reading ]
and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,... [ Continue Reading ]
and Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,... [ Continue Reading ]
and Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;... [ Continue Reading ]
and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,... [ Continue Reading ]
and Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.... [ Continue Reading ]
These were heads of the fathers by their generations, chief men, the registration lists showed them to be leaders in their respective divisions. THESE DWELT IN JERUSALEM, whose upper city was really in the tribe of Benjamin.... [ Continue Reading ]
And at Gibeon, some eight miles northwest of Jerusalem, dwelt THE FATHER OF GIBEON, WHOSE WIFE'S NAME WAS MAACHAH;... [ Continue Reading ]
and his first-born son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,... [ Continue Reading ]
and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher (or Zachariah). V. 32. AND MIKLOTH BEGAT SHIMEAH. AND THESE ALSO DWELT WITH THEIR BRETHREN IN JERUSALEM, OVER AGAINST THEM, in a special quarter near them. The tribe of Benjamin recovered in a very remarkable manner after the events which almost resulted in its exterm... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FAMILY OF SAUL AND JONATHAN... [ Continue Reading ]
And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, 1 Samuel 14:51, AND SAUL BEGAT JONATHAN, AND MALCHI-SHUA, AND ABINADAB, AND ESH-BAAL (or Ishbosheth).... [ Continue Reading ]
And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal (or Mephibosheth); AND MERIB-BAAL BEGAT MICAH, 2 Samuel 9:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the sons of Micah were Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Ahaz begat Jehoadah (or Jarah); AND JEHOADAH BEGAT ALEMETH, AND AZMAVETH, AND ZIMRI; AND ZIMRI BEGAT MOZA;... [ Continue Reading ]
and Moza begat Binea. Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the sons of Eshek, his brother, were: Ulam, his first-born, Jehush, the second, and Eliphelet, the third.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, who needed great strength and skill to handle the bow, and HAD MANY SONS, AND SONS' SONS, AN HUNDRED AND FIFTY, large families at that time being rightly regarded as special blessings of the Lord. ALL THESE ARE THE SONS OF BENJAMIN. It proved o... [ Continue Reading ]