horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzer.-therah. ) 4 i, e. His Grandchild, or Grear Grandchild ; for ſuch are oft called Sons or Danghers in Scripture. 6 7. e- Rebuilt or repaired, which poſſibly Ge did in Foſhua's time. And this Work may be aſcribed to her, becauſe theſe \Works were done either by her deſign or
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37 Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, ahd Shilſhah, and Icthran, and Beera. - JE | 33 And the ſons of Jether|| ; Jephunneh, and Piſpah,
and Arah. | | | | 29 And the ſons of Ullaz ; Rezia", | He i Another ſon. of Jether, as may be gathered by the courſe of the
Genealogy, though he be not expreſſed with his Brethren,v 38. See the like defect v_ 18. and 34.
49 All thele were the children of Aſher, heads of rheir fachers houſe, choice and mighty men of yalour, chiefof the princes. Andthe number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war, and to battel, was
ewenty and ſix thoutand men.
CA. »Y, vir The Sons and Chief Men of Benjamin, 1 314. Jonathan, 35 49. >
N Ow Benj:imin « begat * Bela b his ficſt-born, the ſecond, and Aharah the third,
The Stock of Saul and
for Saul's ſake, who was of this Tribe ; and partly, becauſe this Tribe adhered to David and the Kingdom of Judah, and went with Judah into Babylon 3 and now were returned from thence in greater Num= bers than the other Tribes, except Judah. Þ Socalled by Moſes : but the Names of the ret vary from thoſe in Moſes :.either becauſe the ſame Perſon had two ſeveral Names, as hath been often noted : or becauſe theſe were not the immediate ſons of Benjam.n. but his Grandchildren here mentioned in their Parents ſtead, poſſibly becauſe they were more eminent than their Pa-ents.
2 Notiah the fourth, and Rap-a the fifth.
3 And the ſons of Bela, were || Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,
4 And Abiſhua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,
5 And Gera, and || Shephuphan, and Huram.
heads of the fathers of the inhabitancs of Geba 4, and 25. they removed them e ro * Manahath : |
becauſe he here ipeaks of them who were removed, and they are ſaid to be removed, v 7. He deſcribes the Sons of 5mjamin by the Places of their Habitation, without an exa& Account of their. Parents becauſe their Genealogies were broken by that almoſt roral Ext: i pas tion of this Tribe, Judg. 50. e Either their Fathers, or their Heads and Superiours removed them : or they removed themſelves; either
becauſe they were too numerous fot that place . or becauſe. they deſired to change their Habitation, and hoped it would be for ths better, and judged Manahath a more convenient Place. 7 And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he f removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud g. TC f Either, r. Their Father : Or, 2. Gers laſt mentioned, who, it ſeems, was the chief Counſellor or Promoter of this Work. g When
contrivance ; or by her Inſtigation and Iifluence upon her Husband he was ſeated in Manahath.
and Brethren who did it.
8 And Shaharaim begat childres in the countrey of
25 And Rephah was his ſon, alſo Rezeph, and Telah | Moab h, after he i had ſent them away. Hulbim and
his ſon, and Tahan his ſon.
26 Laadan his ſon, Amrmihud his fon, Eliſbama c his ſon, TO
e The head of the Tribe of Ephraim in the Wilderneſs, Num.t: 10.
27 || Non his'ſon, Jehotbuah his fon. |
28 And their poſſeflions 4 and habitations were Bethel e, and the F towns thereof, and eaſt-ward * Naaran, amd weſt-ward Gezer, with the f towns there-
of; Shechem alſo and the towns thereof, unto |}| Gaza ; ' f and the towns thereof.
d i.e, The Portion alloted to the Tribe of Ephraim. ftood in the Border of Benjamin, but belonged to Eph aim. f Not that
from Ephraim, but another of rhe ſame Name, Or rither Ad-azzs, as it is in the Margent of our Bible ; the Particle, ad, here rendred unto, being a part of the Name; for why ſhou!d «no be put to this Town, which is not put to any of the other ?
29 And by the borders of the chi:dren of* Manaſſeh, i Beth-ſhean and ber towns, Tannach and her towns, * |
j 6 oy o : Baara were his wives |&. |
hþ Whither he had removed himſelf either at the ſame time + rw
i EL melech did, Ruth. 1.1. &c. or upon the ſame or like occaſion. i E - or Gers laſt mentioned. k Others joyn theſe words « ith theformer, . and render the place thus, after he had ſent them ( to wit his Sons }
away, with Huſh m ard Baara his wives, 1. e. as he alſo ſent his wives away from him. Which may be here mentioned as a Brand upon him, to ſhew that he was without natural Affettion to his Wives and Children. And it ſeems the inore probab'e that he divorced them , becauſe we find him married to another Wife, v. g,
9 And he begat of Hodeth his wife, Jobab,aud Zibia,
- Which and Meſha, and Malcham,
ro And Jeuz, and Shaciiah, and Mirma. Theſe were
. of the Philiſtines, which belonged to azother Tribe, and was remore his fons, h-ags of the fathers.
11: And of Hulhim he begat Ahicub, and Elpaal. - 12 The ſons of Eipaal ; Eber, and Miſham, and Sha-
med, who built Ono, and Lod / with the crowns thereof, I Of which ſee Ezre 2. 33. Nech 7-37. and 1h. 35.
. 13 Beriah alſo and Shema, who were heads of the
Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In taeſe . fathers of che inhabicants of Ajalon ms, who drove away
dwelt the children of: Joſeph g, the ſon of Iſrael. g i. e, Of Ephraim, Joſeph's Eldeſt Son, Joſeph, as hath been noted before. 30 * The ſons of Aſher : Imnah, and Iſhuah, and Iſhuai, and Beriah, and Serah their ſiſter. 21 And the ſons of Beriah ; Heber, and Malchiel who #s the father of Birzavith: | .32 And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shuah their tiſter. 33 And the ſons of Japhlet, Pafack, and Bimhal, and Aſhvath. Theſe are the children of Japhlet. 24 And the ſons of Shamer || ; Abi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. 35 And the fons of his brother þ4, Helem, Zophah, and Imnah, and Sheleſh, and Amal. b Brother either of Shamer the eldeſt, namely Hotham: or of Aram laſt mentioned.
35 The ſons of Zophah ; Suah, and Harnepher, and
Shual, and Beri, agd Imrah ;
who is ſometimes ca!led j L
the inhabitants of Gaths. | | | m A Place formeily belonging to the Tribe of Dan, Jo. rg. 42.. ut after the return fr om Badylon poſſeſſed by the B:njamtes, becauſs
| both Dan and the reſt of the ten Tribes were yer for the generality