Encyclopedia entry
Hemath
A Kenite (1 Chr. 2:55), the father of the house of Rechab.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(heat), a person or place named in the genealogical lists of Judah, as the origin of the Kenites, and the “father” of the house of Rechab. (1 Chronicles 2:55) (B.C. 1445.)
In the Bible
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Verses where Hemath is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 2:55
and the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
- 1 Chronicles 13:5
So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
- Amos 6:14
For behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD, the God of Hosts, “and they will oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.”
Scripture on Hemath
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Hemath references
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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