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1 Chronicles 7 . 1 , The sons of Issachar; 1 Chronicles 7 . 6 , of Benjamin; 1 Chronicles 7 . 13 , of Naphtali; 1 Chronicles 7 . 14 , of Manasseh; 1 Chronicles 7 . 15 , and of Ephraim; 1 Chronicles 7 . 21 , The calamity of Ephraim by the men of Gath; 1 Chronicles 7 . 23 , His posterity by Beriah; 1 Chronicles 7 . 28 , Their habitations; 1 Chronicles 7 . 30 , The sons of Asher.
Genesis 46 . 13 , Phuvah , Job , Numbers 26 . 23 , Numbers 26 . 24 , Pua
whose number . This was probably the number returned by Joab and his assistants , when they made that census of the people with which God was so much displeased. We find that the effective men of Issachar amounted to 87 ,000 . 1 Chronicles 7 . 5 , 1 Chronicles 7 . 22 , 600 of whom descended from Tola his eldest son; but whether the 36 ,000 . 1 Chronicles 7 . 4 were descendants of Tola by Uzzi , and the 22 ,600 his descendants by Tola's other sons; or whether another of Issachar's sons be intended , does not clearly appear; though the former seems the more obvious meaning. 1 Chronicles 21 . 1-5 , 1 Chronicles 27 . 1 , 1 Chronicles 27 . 23 , 1 Chronicles 27 . 24 , 2 Samuel 24 . 1-9
Reciprocal . Exodus 6 . 14 . the heads
Reciprocal . 1 Chronicles 7 . 2 . whose number
Reciprocal . 1 Chronicles 7 . 2 . whose number
of Benjamin . In the parallel place of Genesis , ten sons of Benjamin are reckoned , Bela , Becher , Ashbel , Gera , Naaman , Ehi , Rosh , Muppim , Huppim , and Ard; and in Numbers , five only are mentioned , Bela , Ashbel , Ahiraim , Shupham , and Hupham; and Ard and Naaman are said to be the sons of Bela , and consequently Benjamin's grandsons. In the beginning of the following chapter , also , five are only mentioned , Bela , Ashbel , Aharah , Nohah , and Rapha; and Addar , Gera , Abihud , Abishua , Naaman , Ahoha , another Gera , Shephuphan , and Huram , are all represented as grandsons , not sons of Benjamin. Hence we see that in many cases , grandsons are called sons , and both are often confounded in the genealogical tables. It seems , also , that the persons mentioned in the following #### Verses were neither sons nor grandsons of Bela and Becher , but distinguished persons among their descendants. 1 Chronicles 8 . 1-12 , Genesis 46 . 21 , Numbers 26 . 38-41
Jediael . 1 Chronicles 7 . 10 , 1 Chronicles 7 . 11
were reckoned . 1 Chronicles 21 . 1-5 , 2 Chronicles 17 . 17 , 2 Chronicles 17 . 18
Reciprocal . Exodus 6 . 14 . the heads 1 Chronicles 7 . 12 . Ir
Reciprocal . 1 Chronicles 6 . 60 . General
Ehud . Judges 3 . 15-30
Reciprocal . 1 Chronicles 7 . 6 . Jediael 1 Chronicles 8 . 6 . Ehud Mark 10 . 9 . General
mighty men . 2 Chronicles 17 . 13-19
Reciprocal . 1 Chronicles 7 . 6 . Jediael
Shuppim . 1 Chronicles 7 . 15 , Genesis 46 . 21 , Muppim
Huppim . Numbers 26 . 39 , Shupham , Hupham
Ir . 1 Chronicles 7 . 7 , Iri
Aher . Aher signifies another , and it has been conjectured that these were Danites , "the sons of another tribe;" especially as Hushim is named as the only son of Dan , Genesis 46 . 23. And they suppose that the name of Dan was not mentioned , because his descendants first established idolatry. But Zebulun , as well as Dan , is here omitted , perhaps because none of either of these tribes returned at first from Babylon. Though the Benjamites had been almost destroyed in the first days of the judges , they soon became numerous and powerful. Numbers 26 . 38 , Ahiram
Reciprocal . 1 Chronicles 8 . 5 . Shephuphan
Jahziel . Genesis 46 . 24 , Numbers 26 . 48 , Jahzeel
Shallum . Genesis 46 . 24 , Numbers 26 . 49 , Shillem
the sons of Bilhah . Genesis 30 . 3-8 , Genesis 35 . 22 , Genesis 46 . 25
The sons . The text in these two #### Verses seems to be strangely corrupted; and , as it stands , is scarcely intelligible. Probably it should be rendered , "The sons of Manasseh were Ashriel , whom his Syrian concubine bore to him; and Machir the father of Gilead , whom . his wife bore to him. Machir took for a wife Maachah , sister to Huppim and Shuppim." This is nearly the version of Dr. Geddes.
Machir . 1 Chronicles 2 . 21-23 , Genesis 50 . 23 , Numbers 26 . 29-34 , Numbers 27 . 1 , Numbers 32 . 30-42 , Deuteronomy 3 . 13-15 , Joshua 13 . 31 , Joshua 17 . 1-3 , Judges 5 . 14
Reciprocal . Genesis 46 . 20 . Manasseh Numbers 1 . 34 . Manasseh Numbers 36 . 1 . Gilead
Huppim . 1 Chronicles 7 . 12
and the name . It is certain that Zelophehad was not a son , but a descendant of Manasseh's , three generations having intervened; for he was the son of Hepher , the son of Gilead , the son of Machir , the son of Manasseh.
and Zelophehad . Numbers 26 . 33 , Numbers 27 . 1-11 , Numbers 36 . 1-12
Reciprocal . Joshua 17 . 1 . Machir
Bedan . 1 Samuel 12 . 11
Numbers 26 . 30 , Jeezer , Judges 6 . 11 , Judges 6 . 24 , Judges 6 . 34 , Judges 8 . 2
Reciprocal . Joshua 17 . 2 . the children
Numbers 26 . 35 , Numbers 26 . 36
Reciprocal . Psalm 78 . 9 . The children
because they came . Or rather , "when כי [Strong's H3588] , (kee) they came down to take away their cattle;" for it does not appear that the sons of Ephraim were the aggressors , but the men of Gath , who appear to have been born in Egypt. This is the only place in the Sacred Writings where this piece of history is mentioned , and the transaction seems to have happened before the Israelites came out of Egypt; for it appears from the following #### Verse , that Ephraim was alive when these children of his were slain.
Reciprocal . Numbers 26 . 35 . Becher Ezekiel 25 . 15 . to destroy John 11 . 19 . to comfort
mourned . Genesis 37 . 34
and his brethren . Job 2 . 11
Reciprocal . 1 Chronicles 7 . 2 . whose number John 11 . 19 . to comfort
Beriah . that is , In evil
because . Many similar instances of the naming of children from passing circumstances , occur throughout the sacred volume. See those of a similar character with this #### Verse . Genesis 35 . 18 , where Rachel , while dying , names her new-born son Ben-oni , or , the son of my sorrow. So in 1 Samuel 4 . 21 , the wife of Phinehas , on being apprised of the death of Eli and her husband , and that the ark was taken by the Philistines , while in the pains of travail , and dying , named her son I-chabod , or , there is no glory. So also in 1 Chronicles 9 . 4 , of this book , we read that Jabez , or , sorrowful , had that name given to him , because his mother "bare him with sorrow." 2 Samuel 23 . 5
Reciprocal . 1 Chronicles 4 . 9 . I bare him
Bethhoron . Joshua 16 . 3 , Joshua 16 . 5 , 1 Kings 9 . 17 , 2 Chronicles 8 . 5
Reciprocal . Joshua 19 . 50 . Timnathserah
Reciprocal . Numbers 1 . 10 . Elishama Numbers 2 . 18 . Elishama
Non . Numbers 13 . 8 , Numbers 13 . 16 , Nun , Oshea
Jehoshuah . Exodus 17 . 9-14 , Exodus 24 . 13 , Exodus 32 . 17 , Numbers 11 . 28 , Numbers 14 . 6 , Numbers 27 . 18 , Deuteronomy 31 . 23 , Joshua , Acts 7 . 45 , Hebrews 4 . 8 , Jesus
Reciprocal . Numbers 1 . 10 . Elishama Numbers 2 . 18 . Elishama
Bethel . Genesis 28 . 19 , Joshua 16 . 2 , Judges 1 . 22
Naaran . Naaran , or Naarath , Eusebius says was a town in his time called ןןסבט , Noorath , five miles from Jericho. It appears to be the same as ובסב , Neara , mentioned by Josephus , from whence , he says , they brought the water which watered the palm-trees of Jericho. , Naarath
Gezer . 1 Chronicles 6 . 66 , 1 Chronicles 6 . 67
towns . Heb. daughters
Reciprocal . Joshua 16 . 3 . Bethhoron Joshua 16 . 7 . Ataroth
Manasseh . Joshua 17 . 7-11
Bethshean . 1 Samuel 31 . 10 , Bethshan
Taanach . Judges 5 . 19 , 1 Kings 4 . 12
Megiddo . Judges 1 . 27 , 1 Kings 9 . 15 , 2 Kings 9 . 27 , 2 Kings 23 . 29 , 2 Chronicles 35 . 22 , Zechariah 12 . 11 , Revelation 16 . 16
In these dwelt . Joshua 16 . 1 . Joshua 17 . 18 , Judges 1 . 22-29
Reciprocal . Joshua 17 . 11 . Manasseh
Imnah . This variation only exists in the translation; the original being uniformly Jimnah , or Yimnah. Genesis 46 . 17 , Numbers 26 . 44-46 , Jimnah
Ishuai . This variation is also attributable to the translator; the Hebrew being in both places Isui , or rather , Yishwi. Genesis 46 . 17 , Isui
Shomer . 1 Chronicles 7 . 34 , Shamer
Shamer . 1 Chronicles 7 . 32 , Shomer
Reciprocal . 1 Chronicles 5 . 15 . Ahi
Ithran . This name is essentially the same , the variation being caused by a paragogic נ , noon. Here it is written יתרן [Strong's H3506] , Ithran , and in the following #### Verse יתר [Strong's H3500] , Jether. 1 Chronicles 7 . 38 , Jether
Reciprocal . 1 Chronicles 7 . 37 . Ithran
the number . 1 Chronicles 21 . 1-5 , 2 Samuel 24 . 1-9