sons of ever

On Thursday, January 3, 2008 5:40 PM, sirreynaldo maestro <sirreynaldo@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

The Sons of Ever or Bnei Eyver (בני-עבר) a synonym for the earliest cultural Hebrews, are first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Genesis 10:21 (text). In orthodox circles the term is understood to refer to the wider family of Hebrew peoples from whom Abraham came. Each of the names of the children in question is understood to stand for the different Hebrew nations. In Protestant & Reform circles Hebrews are defined as descending from Abraham and the identification of the Bnei Eyver of Genesis 10:21 remains obscure except for the eighth generation around whose descendants the biblical narratives are mainly concerned.

The first contemporary dynasties of Bnei Eyver consists solely of Joktan & Peleg in whose time "the earth was divided" (Gen 10:25).

In the second generation there are thirteen children of Joktan -- Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Havilah, Jobab and Ophir are mentioned while only Reu is recorded as being from Peleg.

In the third to fifth generations only Reu's descendants are mentioned being namely Serug who fathered the first Nahor whence came Terach.

In the sixth generation only Terach's children are mentioned in the bible: the second Nahor, Harran, and Abram.

In the seventh generation, Nahor fathered Utz, Buz, Kesed, Chazo, Pildash, Yidlaf, Bethuel (Laban's father) and Kemuel. Harran fathered Lot. Abram fathered Ishmael and then as Abraham fathered Isaac, Zimran, Medan, Ishbak, Shuah, Jokshan and Midian.

In the eighth generation the nations of the biblical settings finally emerge. Bethuel's son is Laban, Kemuel's son is Aram ( Aram of two Nahors or Aram-Narharaim) by whom the Nahorites came to be known as Arameans. Lot 's children were the Ammonites and Moabites.

Still in the eighth generation a special "cousin" relationship is supposed to be the ideal amongst the following. Ishmael's children Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. Isaac's children the Edomites and Israelites. Jokshan's children Sheba and Dedan. And finally Midian's children Ephah, Henoch, Abida, Eldaah and Epher.

 

 

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ARABIANS:

Almodad, was a descendant of Noah and the first named son of Joktan in Genesis 10:26 and 1 Chronicles 1:20. While the Bible has no further history regarding Almodad, this patriarch is considered to be the founder of an Arabian tribe in "Arabia Felix".^[1] This is based on the identification of Joktan's other sons, such as Sheba and Havilah, who are both identified as coming from that region.^[2]

According to Easton's Bible Dictionary "Almodad" means "immeasurable", however it has also been translated as "not measured",^[3] "measurer",^[4] "measure of God",^[5] "the beloved," or, "God is beloved",^[6] "God is love",^[7] and "God is a friend".^[

 

 

 

 

al-Hejaz (also Hijaz, Hedjaz; Arabic: الحجاز al-Ḥiǧāz, literally "the barrier") is a region in the west of present-day Saudi Arabia. Defined mostly by the Red Sea, it extends from Haql on the Gulf of Aqaba to Jizan. Its main city is Jeddah, but it is probably better-known for the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina. As a region, The Hijaz, as it is often referred to, because of being the site of Islam's holy places, has significance in the Arab and Islamic historical and political landscape. In Arabic, Hejaz means literally "the barrier" as it separates the land of Najd in the east from the land of Tihamah in the west

 

 

LOCATION OF PISHON RIVER

The Pishon is one of four rivers (along with the Tigris, Euphrates, and Gihon) mentioned in the Biblical Genesis (2:11). In that passage, it is described as branching off from a single river within Eden. The river is described as encircling "the entire land of Havilah", which cannot be positively identified.

The only two identified rivers of the four streams said to issue forth from Eden , the Tigris (Hiddekel, from Genesis 2:14) and the Euphrates, do not now rise in the same place. It must therefore be assumed that either the topography of the area has changed or the geographical notions of the Genesis writer(s) were inaccurate. However, some scholars have questioned English translations that say the rivers issued forth from Eden , and claim improved renderings are more flexible in their description. This interpretation would allow Eden to be a confluence point for four rivers originating elsewhere.

In the Biblical Table of Nations, Havilah is associated with Arabia. If the two can be equated, the Pishon may correspond to an ancient dry riverbed that rose in the Hejaz region ( 24°30′0″N, 41°45′0″E) and flowed north east for 600 miles through the Wadi Al-Batin and terminated in the Persian Gulf, supporting the 'Persian Gulf' theory propounded by Juris Zarins. Evidence of this river was first discovered by Farouk El-Baz of Boston University researching satellite photos which showed the course across the desert and a telltale, fan-shaped delta of gravel deposits at the old river mouth. Such identification is necessarily tentative. This research also places the source of the Pishon, also dubbed the Kuwait River, in the region of the Cradle of Gold at Mahd adh Dhahab. Archaeological research indicates that the river system was active 2,500-3000BC^[1].

 

 

Havilah is a land in the Garden of Eden first mentioned in Genesis 2:11: "The name of the first [river] is the Pishon; it is the one that winds through the whole land of Havilah , where there is gold." Havilah is known for its abundance. In addition to gold, Havilah is reported as having bdellium and lapis lazuli.

There are two other references to a place name Havilah, Genesis 25:18 and 1 Samuel 15:7

 

 

SECOND SON OF EDOM

Sheleph

Sheleph was a son of Joktan, of the family of Shem. (Gen. 10:26). Sheleph means "drawing out" or "who draws out"

 

 

3^RD SON OF EDOM

Hazarmaveth

Hazarmaveth was the 3rd of thirteen sons of Joktan, son of Eber, brother of Peleg, in the book of Genesis in the Bible. Hazarmaveth, also interpreted Hazarmaueth, means "dwelling of death"

 

4^TH SON OF EDOM

Jerah

Jerah was a son of Joktan according to Genesis 10:26,1 Chronicles 1:20.

 

5^TH SON OF EDOM

Hadoram

Hadoram is the son of Joktan mentioned in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. One of Shem's sons was Arpachshad. One of Arpachshad's sons was Eber. Eber had two sons: Peleg and Joktan.

Joktan had many sons including Hadoram as the Book of Genesis (10:26-30) states:

Yoktan (Joktan) was the father of Almodad, Shelef, Chatzarmaveth, Yerach, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obhal, Abhimael, Sh'bha, Ophir, Havilah, and Yovav. All these were the sons of Yoktan. Their settlements extended from Meshah toward Sepher, the eastern mountain

 

 

"Hadarom: Some interpret this as denoting 'the south.'

 

 

 

6^TH SON OF EDOM

Uzal in the Hebrew Bible, descendant of Joktan whose clan supposedly settled in Saudi Arabia. He was believed to be the founder of an Arabian tribe.

Joktan became the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah and Hadoram and Uzal and Diklah (Genesis 10:26-27)

 

 

Joktan's sons in the order provided in Gen. 10:26-29.

1. Almodad
2. Sheleph
3. Hazarmaveth
4. Jerah
5. Hadoram
6. Uzal
7. Diklah
8. Obal
9. Abimael
10. Sheba
11. Ophir
12. Havilah
13. Jobab

 

 

 

Ophir (Hebrew: אוֹפִיר, Standard Ofir Tiberian ʾÔp̄îr) is a port or region mentioned in the Bible, famous for its wealth. King Solomon is supposed to have received a cargo of gold, silver, sandalwood, precious stones, ivory, apes and peacocks from Ophir, every three years.

 

 

 

Reu

"Well Wicked".

Reu or Ragau (Hebrew: רְעוּ, Re'u "Behold") in Genesis was the son of Peleg and the father of Serug, thus being Abraham's great-great-grandfather. He was 32 when Serug was born and lived to the age of 239.

He is said to have been born at the time when the Tower of Babel was begun.

 

 

Serug

Serug (Hebrew: שְׂרוּג, S'rug ; "branch") was the son of Reu and the father of Nahor, according to Genesis 11:20-23. He is also the great-grandfather of Abraham. In the Masoretic text that modern Bibles are based on, he was 30 when Nahor was born, and lived to the age of 230. (Other early versions give different figures).

He is called Saruch in the Greek version of Luke 3:35.

Further details are provided in Jubilees, where it gives the names of his mother, Ora (11:1), and wife Milcah (11:6). It also states that his original name was Seroh, but that it was changed to Serug in the time when Noah's children began to fight wars, and the city of Ur was built, where Serug lived. It says this Serug was the first of the patriarchal line to abandon monotheism and turn to idol worship, teaching sorcery to his son Nahor.

 

 

 

 

Nahor

Nahor(or Nacor) (Heb. נָחֹור) is the name of two persons in Torah who were both descended from Arpachshad:

(1.) The son of Serug and father of Terah, who was the father of Abraham. According to Jubilees, his mother was Milcah daughter of Kaber, and he married 'Iyoska, daughter of Nesteg of the kin of Ur Kasdim (the son of Arpachshad for whom Ur was named). He was 29 when his oldest son was born and lived to the age of 148.

(2.) A son of Terah, and elder brother of Abraham. He married Milcah, the daughter of his brother Haran, and lived in the land of his nativity on the east of the river Euphrates at Haran . He was the father of Bethuel and his granddaughter Rebekah became Isaac's wife. His great-granddaughters and Rebekah's nieces Rachel and Leah became Jacob's wives

 

 

 

 

 

Abraham (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם, Standard Avraham Tiberian ʾAḇrāhām Ashkenazi Avrohom or Avruhom ; Arabic: ابراهيم, Ibrāhīm ; Ge'ez: አብርሃም, ʾAbrəham) is a figure in the Torah, Bible, and Quran whom Jewish, Christian and Muslim believers regard as the founding patriarch of the Israelites, Ishamelites and Edomite peoples. In what is thus called Abrahamic religious tradition, Abraham is the forefather of these peoples.

According to the Torah, Abraham was brought by God from Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq) to the land of Canaan. This is thought to have occurred around 2000 BC-1700 BC[1]. There Abraham entered into a covenant: in exchange for sole recognition of YHWH as supreme universal deity and authority, Abraham will be blessed with innumerable progeny. His life as narrated in the book of Genesis (chapters 11–25) may reflect various traditions.

His original name was Abram (Hebrew: אַבְרָם‎, Standard  Avram Tiberian ʾAḇrām) meaning either "exalted father" or "[my] father is exalted" (compare Abiram). For the latter part of his life, he was called Abraham (see retroactive nomenclature), often glossed as av hamon (goyim) "father of many (nations)" per Genesis 17:5, although it does not have any literal meaning in Hebrew.^[1]

Abraham was the third son of Terah and the grandson of Nahor. Abraham's older brothers were named Nahor and Haran. (The city of Ḥaran was not named after this brother and is spelled differently in Hebrew.)