Topic
Sheth
3 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- Numbers 24:17Easton · Smith · Nave 1.Translated as “tumult” (R. V.) in
I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
- 1 Chronicles 1:1Easton · Smith
Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
- Jeremiah 48:45Smith
They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
Tumult. (1.) “The children of Sheth” (Num. 24:17); R.V., “the sons of tumult,” which is probably the correct rendering, as there is no evidence that this is a proper name here.
(2.) The antediluvian patriarch (1 Chr. 1:1).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 3 references
- The patriarch Seth. (1 Chronicles 1:1)
- In the Authorized Version of (Numbers 24:17) not a proper name, but there is reason to regard it as an appellative. Read instead of "the sons of Sheth." "the suns of tumult." Comp. (Jeremiah 48:45)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
See SETH.
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.