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1 Chronicles 7:6
The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. Benjamin had ten sons, but three only are mentioned first; the latter of these seems to be the same with Ashbel, Genesis 46:21.
The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. Benjamin had ten sons, but three only are mentioned first; the latter of these seems to be the same with Ashbel, Genesis 46:21.
Verse 1 Chronicles 7:6. THE SONS _OF BENJAMIN; BELA, AND BECHER AND JEDIAEL_] In Genesis 46:21, _ten_ sons of Benjamin are reckoned; viz., _Bela, Becher, Ashbel,_ _Gera, Naaman, Eri, Rosh, Muppim, Hu...
THREE - In Genesis, ten “sons” of Benjamin are mentioned; in Numbers, five (marginal references). Neither list, however, contains Jediael who was perhaps a later chieftain. If so, “son” as applied to...
5. ISSACHAR, NAPHTALI, HALF MANASSEH, EPHRAIM, AND ASHER CHAPTER 7 _ 1. Issachar (1 Chronicles 7:1)_ 2. Of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:6) 3. Naphtali (1 Chronicles 7:13) 4
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 genealogies, o...
THREE. In Genesis 46:21 there were ten. When Chronicles was written the others probably had become extinct. Even in Numbers 26:38 only five are mentioned. in 1 Chronicles 8:1;...
The treatment of different tribes is unequal in this chapter. In the case of Issachar (1 Chronicles 7:1-5), Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:6-12), and Asher (1 Chronicles 7:30-40), genealogies are give
10. THE DESCENDANTS OF THE TRIBE OF BENJAMIN (1 Chronicles 7:6-12) TEXT 1 Chronicles 7:6. The sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. 7. And the sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzz...
_THE SONS OF BENJAMIN; BELA, AND BECHER, AND JEDIAEL, THREE._ The sons of Benjamin - ten are reckoned, Genesis 46:21, but only five, 1 Chronicles 8:1; Numbers 26:38. Perhaps five of them were disting...
GENEALOGIES (CONTINUED) This chapter traces the descendants of Issachar, Benjamin (Dan), Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim, and Asher....
THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 7 The *tribe of Issachar –...
VII. THE GREAT CLANS OF ISSACHAR, BENJAMIN, NAPTHALI, WEST MANASSEH, EPHRAIM, AND ASHER. (1–5) The tribe of Issachar, its clans and their military strength. (1) NOW THE SONS OF ISSACHAR. — Heb., _an...
BECHER with different vowels would mean _firstborn;_ and the original reading in Genesis 46 may have been _Bela bechoro_ — “Bela his firstborn,” as in 1 Chronicles 8:1. JEDIAEL, _friend of God,_ may b...
(6-11) The tribe of Benjamin. (6) BENJAMIN. — Before this word _bnê_ (sons of...) has been lost, because Benjamin in Hebrew begins with the same three letters. The present list of the sons of Benjamin...
בִּנְיָמִ֗ן בֶּ֧לַע וָ בֶ֛כֶר וִ ידִֽיעֲאֵ֖ל...
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 t...
[The sons] of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and (d) Jediael, (e) three. (d) Also called Ashbel, (Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:38). (e) Who were the chief: or else there were seven in all as it appears in...
_Benjamin; a man, perhaps, of the tribe of Issachar. See ver. 10. Or the patriarch had originally ten sons, (Genesis xlvi. 21.) or grandsons, five of whom only had children, and perhaps two of their f...
The genealogy of Benjamin next comes to be registered! but it is only in part set down in this place. In the next chapter we find a further enumeration. Benjamin, as a tribe, seems to have been pointe...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 6, 7, 8, AND 9. In the genealogies of Levi (chap. 6) we see, first of all, the line of high priests until the captivity; and then the Levites, their services...
1 Chronicles 7:6 [The sons] of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. Ver. 6. _The sons of Benjamin._] The genealogies of Dan and Zebulon are left out, for causes unknown; haply, because at...
_The sons of Benjamin, three_ They were ten, (Genesis 46:21,) and five of them are named 1 Chronicles 8:1, but here only three are mentioned, either because they were most eminent, or because the othe...
1 The sonnes of Issachar, 6 Of Beniamin, 13 Of Naphtali, 14 Of Manasseh, 20-24 And of Ephraim. 21 The calamitie of Ephraim by the men of Gath. 23 Beriah is borne. 28 Ephraims habitations. 30 Th...
The sons of Benjamin, this being a preliminary list, a more detailed one following in the next chapter: BELA, AND BECHER, AND JEDIAEL (or Ashbel), THREE, these being apparently the chiefs of the most...
THE LINE OF ISSACHAR, BENJAMIN, AND NAPHTALI...
There were ten, GENESIS 46:21, and five of them are named, 1 CHRONICLES 8:1, but here only three are mentioned, either because these were most eminent for courage or fruitfulness, or because the other...
1 Chronicles 7:6 Benjamin H1144 Bela H1106 Becher H1071 three H7969 of Benjamin - 1 Chronicles 8:1-12;...
CONTENTS: Sons of Issachar, Benjamin, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephriam, Asher. CHARACTERS: As above, Joshua. CONCLUSION: (1 Chronicles 7:22). It is often the burden of those who live to be old that they...
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. Th...
_Now the Sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jaahub, and Shimrom, four._ STATISTICS 1. Statistics play an important part in Chronicles and in the Old Testament generally. (1) Genealogies and oth...
1 CHRONICLES 7:1 Other Northern Tribes. This chapter contains briefer details of those tribes, including part of Benjamin that belonged to the old northern kingdom of Israel. Their lands were no longe...
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 7:6 These details of BENJAMIN differ from other lists (Genesis 46:21;...
CRITICAL NOTES.] _1 Chronicles 7:1_.—_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) [_Speak....
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 fifth son by...
Now when we get to chapter seven, it moves now to Issachar, the son of Jacob, one of the twelve tribes, the tribe of Issachar and it begins to list some of those from the tribe of Issachar. Until you...
1 Chronicles 7:10; 1 Chronicles 7:11; 1 Chronicles 8:1; Genesis 46:21;...
Three — They were ten, Genesis 46:25, and five of them are named, 1 Chronicles 8:1, but here only three are mentioned, either because these were most eminent; or because the other families are now ext...