Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Shobalpath; ear of corn
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Shobal(flowing).
- 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.
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Pilgrim.
(1.) The second son of Seir the Horite; one of the Horite "dukes" (Genesis 36:20).
(2.) One of the sons of Caleb, and a descendant of Hur (1 Chronicles 2:50, 52; 4:1, 2).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
SHOBALsho'-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 (Genesis 36:20), the father of a clan (Genesis 36:23), and a Horite "duke" ('alluph) (Genesis 36:29 1 Chronicles 1:38, 40).
(2) A Calebite, the father (possibly of the inhabitants) of Kiriath-jearim (1 Chronicles 2:50, 52).
(3) A Judahite, perhaps to be identified with (2) above (1 Chronicles 4:1 f).
Strong's Hebrew
7732. Shobal -- "flowing," an Edomite, also two Israelites... 7731, 7732.
Shobal. 7733 . "flowing," an Edomite, also two Israelites.
Transliteration:
Shobal Phonetic Spelling: (sho-bawl') Short Definition:
Shobal.
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Chapter xxxvi
... 20-30. The following are the sons of Seir, the Horite, the inhabitants of the land:
Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah; and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan. ...
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The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus
... Edomites, Arabs, and Midianites were associated with this semi-Canaanite stock"for
example, Kain, Caleb, Othniel, Kenaz, Shobal, Ephah, and Jerahmeel, but ...
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Thesaurus
Shobal (9 Occurrences)... 1, 2). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
SHOBAL. sho'-bal (shobhal
... 1 f).
Multi-Version Concordance
Shobal (9 Occurrences). Genesis 36:20
.../s/shobal.htm - 10kZibeon (7 Occurrences)
... Genesis 36:20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land:
Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV). ...
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Zib'eon (7 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). Genesis 36:20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants
of the land: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah, (See RSV). ...
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Anah (10 Occurrences)
... Genesis 36:20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land:
Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Onam (4 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ONAM. o'-na ('onam, "vigorous"; compare ONAN):
(1) "Son" of Shobal "son" of Seir the Horite (Genesis 36:23 1 Chronicles 1:40). ...
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Lotan (5 Occurrences)
... Genesis 36:20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land:
Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Manahath (3 Occurrences)
... where the King James Version reads "with ease," and the Revised Version (British
and American) "at their resting-place." (2) One of the sons of Shobal, the son ...
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Alvan (2 Occurrences)
... al'-van (`alwan, "tall"?): A son of Shobal, the Horite (Genesis 36:23). ... 1 Chronicles
1:40 The sons of Shobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. ...
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Ebal (8 Occurrences)
... 28. (2) A son of Shobal, son of Seir, the Horite (Genesis 36:23 1 Chronicles
1:40). Multi-Version Concordance Ebal (8 Occurrences). ...
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Kir'iath-je'arim (18 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). 1 Chronicles 2:50 These were the sons of Caleb. The sons of Hur the
first-born of Ephrath: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim; (See RSV). ...
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