Topic
Naphish
6 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 25:15Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave A son of Ishmael
Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:
- 1 Chronicles 1:31Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave A son of Ishmael
Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
- 1 Chronicles 5:19ISBE
And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.
- Ezra 2:50ISBE
The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim,
- Nehemiah 7:52ISBE
The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,
- 1 Esdras 5:31ISBE
The sons of Airus, the sons of Daisan, the sons of Noeba, the sons of Chaseba, the sons of Gazera, the sons of Azia, the sons of Phinees, the sons of Azare, the sons of Bastai, the sons of Asana, the sons of Meani, the sons of Naphisi, the sons of Acub,…
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
Refresher, one of the sons of Ishmael (Gen. 25:15; 1 Chr. 1:31). He was the father of an Arab tribe.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 6 references
na'-fish (naphish; Naphes, D, Napheth): A son of Ishmael (Ge 25:15; 1Ch 1:31). Naphish, along with other Hagrite clans, was overwhelmingly defeated by the Israelite tribes on the East of the Jordan (1Ch 5:19, the King James Version "Nephish"). Their descendants are mentioned among the Nethinim by the name "Nephisim," the King James Version and the Revised Version margin "Nephusim" (Ezr 2:50); "Nephushesim," the King James Version and the Revised Version margin "Nephishesim" (Ne 7:52); "Naphisi" (1 Esdras 5:31).
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.