1 Chronicles 7:24 KJV
(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)
Words Then and Now
- nether lower Still heard today: the Netherlands, the low lands Webster’s 1828 · Nether
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Matthew Henry
- GenealogiesHere is no account either of Zebulun or Dan. We can assign no reason why they only should be omitted; but it is the disgrace of the tribe of Dan, that...
Thompson Chains
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Cross References
- Joshua 16:3 And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.
- Joshua 16:5 And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper;
- 2 Chronicles 8:5 Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
- Joshua 10:10 And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
- 1 Kings 9:17 And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,
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Topics
- Beth-horon Two ancient cities of Canaan, near which Joshua defeated the Amorites
- Ephraim Descendants of
- Israel Divided into families, each of which had a chief
- Sherah Daughter of Ephraim
- Uzzen-Sherah A city of unknown location
Places
- Bethhoron the netherTown · also Lower Beth-horon · today Beit Ur al Tahta · Location well established
- UzzensherahTown · also Uzzen-sheerah · Location disputed
- Places in 1 Chronicles 7 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- Beth-horonHouse of the hollow, or of the cavern, the name of two towns or villages (2 Chr 8:5; 1 Chr 7:24) in the territory of Ephraim, on the way...
- Uzzen-sherahA town probably near Beth-horon. It derived its name from the daughter of Ephraim (1 Chr 7:24).
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And his daughter וּבִתּוֹ ûbittô בַּת Noun · feminine singular construct · with and, suffix: third person masculine singular
- Sherah שֶׁאֱרָה šeʾĕrâ שֶׁאֱרָה Proper name
- who built וַתִּבֶן wattiben בָּנָה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person feminine singular · with and
- Bethhoron אֶת ʾet Object marker בֵּית bêt בֵּית חוֹרוֹן Proper name חוֹרוֹן ḥôrôn בֵּית חוֹרוֹן Proper name
- the nether הַתַּחְתּוֹן hattaḥtôn תַּחְתּוֹן Adjective · masculine singular · with the
- and the upper וְאֶת wĕʾet Object marker · with and הָעֶלְיוֹן hāʿelyôn עֶלְיוֹן Adjective · masculine singular · with the
- and Uzzensherah וְאֵת wĕʾēt Object marker · with and אֻזֵּן ʾuzzēn אֻזֵּן שֶׁאֱרָה Proper name שֶׁאֱרָה šeʾĕrâ אֻזֵּן שֶׁאֱרָה Proper name
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