1 Chronicles 7

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WHose number] see of this description, 1 Chron.7. 1.

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Shuppin] Genesis 46:21. they are called Muppim and Huppim, and Numbers 26:39. Shupham and Hupham: who were the sonnes of Ir, the sonne of Bela, v. 7 [Hushim] this Hushim is not spoken of elsewhere, in the tribe of Benjamin. There is indeed a Hushim spoken of in the tribe of Dan, Genesis 46:23. and it is very likely to be the same; otherwise Dan wuld be quite left out in this numbring: and it may very well be, that the word Aber, which followeth, ought to be interpreted another; a terme used in the Hebrew, in detestation of a thing or person, which they will not call by its name, by reason of the horrible idolatry which was brought up, and used in Dan. Whereupon also Revelation 7:5. Dan is left out for some such reason. AndZabulon is also left out in this place for some unknown reason.

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Bilha] Iacobs concubine, Genesis 30:1-43. 〈◊〉.

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The sonnes] the Italian, the sonne, that is to say, descended from him, for Ashriel was the son of Machir, sonne of Manasseth, Num. 26. 29. 31. [whom shee] the Italian addeth, the wife of Gilead, it hath been necessary to supply these words, by reason that in these books are some mutilations, which have happened by some unknown meanes.

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The second] the Italian, the other, the head of the stock of the posterity of Manasseth, for Zelophead was the sonne of Hepher, the sonne of Gilead, Manasseth his grand-child,Num. 26 33.

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The men of Gath] it is likely that this happened whilest the children of Israel were in Egypt, in some inroad which thse Ephraimites made upon the Philiines, or the Philistines upon them.

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Ephraim] because between Ephraim Iosephs sonne, and these who were slain, there are seven generations; and it is not likely that Ephraim was yet livig: therefore by Ephraimmust bee understood Zaad himselfe, either because hee had two names, or because hee was so called by reason that hee was head of the tribe.

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eriah] that is to say, in affliction.

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Non] elsewhere called Nun, the father of Ioshua, Moses his successor.

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Gaza] the Italian, Aza, a city in the tribe of Ephraim not mentioned elsewhere; for it cannot be Gaza of the Philistines which was farre from Ephraim.

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Shamer] Italian, Semer, which is the same as Shomer v. 32.

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Iether] which is the same as Ithran in the precedent verse.