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202 articles found for “Descendants of Joseph”

• Magog

  [People]

  Magog was a grandson of Noah and a son of Japheth, named in the genealogies of Genesis and 1 Chronicles. In Ezekiel and Revelation, his name is used for a northern land and for forces opposed to God.

• Jokshan

  [People]

  Jokshan was the second of the six sons born to Abraham by Keturah and the father of Sheba and Dedan. His name appears only in the genealogies of Genesis and 1 Chronicles.

• Horites

  [Bible]

  The Horites were a people who lived in the region of Mount Seir before the descendants of Esau arrived. They appear in Genesis and Deuteronomy, which record that they were later displaced by, or absorbed into, the Edomites.

• 1 Chronicles 1

  [Bible]

  First Chronicles 1 is a genealogy that runs from Adam through Noah and Abraham to Isaac's sons, Esau and Israel. It closes with lists of the descendants of Edom, its kings, and its chiefs.

• 1 Chronicles 8

  [Bible]

  1 Chronicles 8 records the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin in detail. After listing the heads of various families, it concludes with the descendants of a family that lived in Gibeon, traced through Saul and Jonathan.

• 1 Chronicles 20

  [Bible]

  1 Chronicles 20 briefly records Joab's capture of Rabbah, the capital of Ammon, followed by the victories of David's mighty men over the descendants of the Philistine "giant."

• 1 Chronicles 4:10

  [Bible Verses]

  1 Chronicles 4:10 records that Jabez called on the God of Israel, asking Him to bless him, enlarge his territory, and keep him from evil and grief, and that God granted his request. Known as the "Prayer of Jabez," the verse is frequently cited in New Year sermons and at special prayer gatherings, though applications of it in the manner of prosperity theology have drawn criticism.

• Obadiah 1:15

  [Bible Verses]

  In this verse Obadiah, having indicted Edom for its sins, declares that the day of the LORD is near upon all nations and sets out the principle of retribution: what one has done will return upon one's own head. The verse marks the turning point at which judgment on the single nation of Edom widens into judgment on all nations, and it is frequently cited as a representative statement of the idea of retribution.

• Libni

  [People]

  Libni was an Old Testament figure, a grandson of Levi and the firstborn son of Gershon, who became the ancestor of the Libnite family among the Levites.

• Isshiah

  [People]

  Isshiah was a Levite recorded as the head (chief) among the sons of Rehabiah, the grandson of Moses. His name appears only once, in 1 Chronicles 24:21.

• Hamul

  [People]

  Hamul was a grandson of Judah, a son of Perez, and a brother of Hezron. He was the ancestor of the Hamulite family within the tribe of Judah, and his name appears only in genealogies.

• Malachi 3:6

  [Bible Verses]

  A verse declaring that because God does not change, the sinful descendants of Jacob are not destroyed. It is commonly cited in discussions of God's immutability and of his faithfulness in keeping his covenant.

• Numbers 13:33

  [Bible Verses]

  In this verse, ten of the spies returning from Canaan call the inhabitants of the land descendants of the Nephilim and report, "we were in our own sight as grasshoppers." Frequently cited in preaching as an illustration of the outlook of unbelief, the passage also figures in discussions of the identity of the Nephilim.

• Peleg

  [People]

  Peleg is a son of Eber in the genealogy of Shem in Genesis. His name is accompanied by the explanation that "in his days was the earth divided," and he belongs to the line that runs through Abraham to the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke.

• British Israelism

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  British Israelism is the claim that the British and other Anglo-Saxon peoples are descendants of the "lost ten tribes" of the biblical northern kingdom of Israel. Mainstream theological and historical scholarship regards the claim as unfounded.

• Mehujael

  [People]

  Mehujael is a figure in the genealogy of Cain in Genesis 4. He was Cain's great-grandson, the son of Irad, and the father of Methusael. Scripture records only his name, and only once.

• Meshech and Tubal

  [Bible]

  Meshech and Tubal are two peoples introduced in the Old Testament as descendants of Japheth. In the Book of Ezekiel they appear as northern nations that traded with Tyre and as peoples ruled by Gog.

• 1 Chronicles 3

  [Bible]

  1 Chronicles 3 records the sons of David, traces the royal line of Judah from Solomon to Josiah, and carries the genealogy of David's house beyond the Babylonian exile through the descendants of Jeconiah and Zerubbabel.

• 1 Chronicles 6

  [Bible]

  1 Chronicles 6 presents the genealogy of the tribe of Levi. It contains the line of the Aaronic high priests, the genealogies of Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, whom David appointed to lead the singing, and a list of the cities given to the descendants of Levi.

• Ishuah

  [People]

  Ishuah was a son of Asher and a grandson of Jacob. He is an Old Testament figure who appears by name only, in the list of Jacob's family who went down to Egypt (Genesis 46) and in the genealogy of the tribe of Asher (1 Chronicles 7).