Topic
Shobal
9 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 36:20Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Son of Seir
¶ These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,
- 1 Chronicles 2:50Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Caleb
¶ These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim,
- 1 Chronicles 2:52Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Caleb
And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.
- 1 Chronicles 4:1Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. Son of Judah
The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
- Genesis 36:29Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Son of Seir
These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,
- 1 Chronicles 1:38Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Son of Seir
And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.
- 1 Chronicles 4:2Easton · Smith · Nave 3. Son of Judah
And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
- Genesis 36:23ISBE · Nave 1. Son of Seir
And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
- 1 Chronicles 1:40ISBE · Nave 1. Son of Seir
The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 5 references
Pilgrim. (1.) The second son of Seir the Horite; one of the Horite “dukes” (Gen. 36:20).
(2.) One of the sons of Caleb, and a descendant of Hur (1 Chr. 2:50, 52; 4:1, 2).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 7 references
- Second son of Seir the Horite, (Genesis 36:20; 1 Chronicles 1:38) and one of the "dukes" of the Horites (Genesis 36:29)
- Son of Caleb the son of Hur and founder or prince of Kirjath-jearim. (1 Chronicles 2:50,52) (B.C. about 1445.)
- In (1 Chronicles 4:1,2) Shobal appears with Hur among the sons of Judah. He is possibly the same as the preceding.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 8 references
sho'-bal (shobhal, "overflowing"; Sobal, with variants):
(1) An Edomite name mentioned in connection with Lotan, Zibeon and Anah, as that of a "son" of Seir (Ge 36:20), the father of a clan (Ge 36:23), and a Horite "duke" ('alluph) (Ge 36:29; 1Ch 1:38,40).
(2) A Calebite, the father (possibly of the inhabitants) of Kiriath-jearim (1Ch 2:50,52).
(3) A Judahite, perhaps to be identified with (2) above (1Ch 4:1 f).
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.