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Penuel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2354

חוּר

chur — Hur

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.17.10; son of: Caleb (H3612H) and Ephrathah (H0672); half-brother of: Jesher (H3475), Shobab (H7727H), Ardon (H0715), Mareshah@1Ch.2.42 (H4337), Haran (H2771B), Moza (H4162), Gazez (H1495), Jahdai (H3056), Sheber (H7669), Tirhanah (H8647), Shaaph (H8174H), Sheva (H7724) and Achsah (H5915H); father of: Uri (H0221), Shobal (H7732H), Salma (H8007H), Hareph (H2780), Jezreel (H3157J), Ishma (H3457), Idbash (H3031), Hazzelelponi (H6753), Penuel (H6439H) and Ezer (H5829) § Hur = "hole" 1) a chief assistant to Moses and Aaron 2) grandfather of Bezaleel, the chief artificer of the tabernacle; possibly the same as 1 above 3) the 4th of the 5 kings of Midian who were slain with Balaam after Peor 4) father of Rephaiah in the time of Nehemiah 5) father of Ben-Hur who was commissariat officer for Solomon in Mount Ephraim

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2605

חָנָן

cha.nan — Hanan

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.23; son of: Shashak (H8349); brother of: Ishpan (H3473), Eber (H5677J), Eliel (H0447I), Abdon (H5658I), Zichri (H2147I), Hananiah (H2608O), Elam (H5867), Anthothijah (H6070), Iphdeiah (H3301) and Penuel (H6439I) § Canan or Hanan = "he is merciful" 1) one of the chief people of the tribe of Benjamin 2) last of the 6 sons of Azel, a descendant of Saul 3) son of Maachah, one of David's mighty warriors 4) father of some sons who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 5) one of the Levites who assisted Ezra in his public exposition of the law 6) one of the heads of the people who also sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 7) another of the chief laymen who also sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 8) son of Zaccur, grandson of Mattaniah whom Nehemiah made one of the storekeepers of the provisions collected as tithes. Same as 5 ? 9) son of Igdaliah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6439

פְּנוּאֵל

pe.nu.el — Peniel

§ Penuel or Peniel = "facing God" the place named by Jacob when he wrestled with God and located on the north bank of the Jabbok close to the Jordan

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H221

אוּרִי

u.ri — Uri

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.31.2; son of: Hur (H2354); brother of: Shobal (H7732H), Salma (H8007H), Hareph (H2780), Jezreel (H3157J), Ishma (H3457), Idbash (H3031), Hazzelelponi (H6753), Penuel (H6439H) and Ezer (H5829); father of: Bezalel (H1212) § Uri = "fiery" 1) a prince of Judah, a son of Hur who was used by God to prepare the tabernacle 2) an officer (or the father of an officer) of Solomon in Gilead 3) a porter or gatekeeper in time of Ezra who took a foreign woman as wife

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5829

עֵ֫זֶר

e.zer — Ezer

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.4; son of: Hur (H2354); brother of: Uri (H0221), Shobal (H7732H), Salma (H8007H), Hareph (H2780), Jezreel (H3157J), Ishma (H3457), Idbash (H3031), Hazzelelponi (H6753) and Penuel (H6439H); father of: Hushah (H2364) § Ezer = "treasure" 1) father of Hushah of the sons of Hur 2) a Gadite chief who fought with David 3) a Levite who aided in repairing the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8349

שָׁשָׁק

sha.shaq — Shashak

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.14; son of: Beriah (H1283I); brother of: Arad (H6166B), Ahio (H0283H), Jeremoth (H3406I), Zebadiah (H2069), Eder (H5738), Michael (H4317L), Ishpah (H3472) and Joha (H3109); father of: Ishpan (H3473), Eber (H5677J), Eliel (H0447I), Abdon (H5658I), Zichri (H2147I), Hanan (H2605), Hananiah (H2608O), Elam (H5867), Anthothijah (H6070), Iphdeiah (H3301), Penuel (H6439I) § Shashak = "longing" a Benjamite, son of Beriah and father of Iphedeiah and Penuel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2780

חָרֵף

cha.reph — Hareph

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.51; son of: Hur (H2354); brother of: Uri (H0221), Shobal (H7732H), Salma (H8007H), Jezreel (H3157J), Ishma (H3457), Idbash (H3031), Hazzelelponi (H6753), Penuel (H6439H) and Ezer (H5829) § Hareph = "a plucking off" a son of Caleb and father of Bethgader

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3031

יִדְבָּשׁ

yid.bash — Idbash

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.3; son of: Hur (H2354); brother of: Uri (H0221), Shobal (H7732H), Salma (H8007H), Hareph (H2780), Jezreel (H3157J), Ishma (H3457), Hazzelelponi (H6753), Penuel (H6439H) and Ezer (H5829) § Idbash = "stout" one of the 3 sons of Abi-etam, a descendant of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3301

יִפְדְּיָה

yiph.de.yah — Iphdeiah

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.25; son of: Shashak (H8349); brother of: Ishpan (H3473), Eber (H5677J), Eliel (H0447I), Abdon (H5658I), Zichri (H2147I), Hanan (H2605), Hananiah (H2608O), Elam (H5867), Anthothijah (H6070) and Penuel (H6439I) § Iphedeiah = "Jehovah will redeem" a descendant of Benjamin and of the family of Shashak

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3457

יִשְׁמָא

yish.ma — Ishma

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.3; son of: Hur (H2354); brother of: Uri (H0221), Shobal (H7732H), Salma (H8007H), Hareph (H2780), Jezreel (H3157J), Idbash (H3031), Hazzelelponi (H6753), Penuel (H6439H) and Ezer (H5829) § Ishma = "desolation" a Judaite descended from Hur

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3473

יִשְׁפָּן

yish.pan — Ishpan

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.22; son of: Shashak (H8349); brother of: Eber (H5677J), Eliel (H0447I), Abdon (H5658I), Zichri (H2147I), Hanan (H2605), Hananiah (H2608O), Elam (H5867), Anthothijah (H6070), Iphdeiah (H3301) and Penuel (H6439I) § Ishpan = "he hides" a Benjamite of the family of Shashak

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6070

עַנְתֹתִיָּה

an.to.tiy.yah — Anthothijah

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.24; son of: Shashak (H8349); brother of: Ishpan (H3473), Eber (H5677J), Eliel (H0447I), Abdon (H5658I), Zichri (H2147I), Hanan (H2605), Hananiah (H2608O), Elam (H5867), Iphdeiah (H3301) and Penuel (H6439I) § Antothijah = "Jehovah's answer" a Benjamite, one of the sons of Jeroham

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6753

הַצְּלֶלְפּוֹנִי

tse.lel.po.ni — Hazzelelponi

A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.3; daughter of: Hur (H2354); sister of: Uri (H0221), Shobal (H7732H), Salma (H8007H), Hareph (H2780), Jezreel (H3157J), Ishma (H3457), Idbash (H3031), Penuel (H6439H) and Ezer (H5829) § Hazelelponi = "facing the shade" sister of the sons of Etam in the genealogies of Judah

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Historical dictionary entry

Face of God, a place not far from Succoth, on the east of the Jordan and north of the river Jabbok. It is also called “Peniel.” Here Jacob wrestled (Gen. 32:24-32) “with a man” (“the angel”, Hos. 12:4. Jacob says of him, “I have seen God face to face”) “till the break of day.” A town was afterwards built there (Judg. 8:8; 1 Kings 12:25). The men of this place refused to succour Gideon and his little army when they were in pursuit of the Midianites (Judg. 8:1-21). On his return, Gideon slew the men of this city and razed its lofty watch-tower to the ground.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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