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Genesis 35-42 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 18:11, January 7, 2011
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|Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.
|Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.
|Here is the Testimony of [[Esau]], or [[Edom]]:
|Here is the Testimony of [[Esau]], also known as [[Edom]]:
|Jacob took down these details from Esau and included them in his own Testimony ([[Hebrew]] '''תולדות''' (''toledoth''), family history, origins history, or as used here, a written testimony.)
|Jacob took down these details from Esau and included them in his own Testimony ([[Hebrew]] '''תולדות''' (''toledoth''), family history, origins history, or as used here, a written testimony.)
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|These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,
|These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,
|These were the sheikhs among the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz, firstborn of Esau: sheikh Teman, sheikh Omar, sheikh Zepho, sheikh Kenaz,
|These were the sheikhs among the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz, firstborn of Esau: sheikh Teman, sheikh Omar, sheikh Zepho, sheikh Kenaz,
|The word rendered "duke" in the [[KJV]] is '''אלוף''' (''aluph''). The best translation is "sheikh" for a leader of a part-[[Arab]] people. ''Aluph'' literally means "strong man," and can mean "leader." The noble title of "duke" in English (or ''duc'' in French, etc.) derives from the Latin ''duceo'', meaning "I lead."
|The word rendered "duke" in the [[KJV]] is '''אלוף''' (''aluph''). The best translation is "sheikh" for a leader of a part-[[Arab]] people. ''Aluph'' literally means "strong man," and can mean "leader." (Root ''aleph'' an [[ox]], or a thousand, or a military unit slightly larger than a battalion and tentatively regarded as a thousand strong). The noble title of "duke" in English (or ''duc'' in French, etc.) derives from the Latin ''duceo'', meaning "I lead."
The first modern person to carry the title of ''Aluf'' was [[Colonel]] David D. "Mickey" Marcus, [[United States Army]], also known as Michael Stone, assigned as theater commander of the [[Jerusalem]] campaign and the most famous of the foreign volunteers who fought to assure the independence of [[Israel]] in 1948. Today an ''Aluf'' is a flag-ranked officer in the modern IDF.
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