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== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_74229" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_74229" /> == | ||
<p> O'mar. (eloquent, talkative). Son of Eliphaz, the first-born of Esau. | <p> '''O'mar.''' ''(eloquent, talkative).'' Son of Eliphaz, the first-born of Esau. Genesis 36:11; Genesis 36:15; 1 Chronicles 1:38. [[(B.C.]] 1750). </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53162" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53162" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> [[Omar]] </strong> (perhaps = ‘eloquent’). [[A]] grandson of [[Esau]] ( [[Genesis]] 36:11; Genesis 36:15 , 1 Chronicles 1:36 ). </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67955" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67955" /> == | ||
<p> Son of Eliphaz, a son of Esau. Genesis 36:11,15; 1 Chronicles 1:36 . The name is supposed to survive in the <i> Amir </i> tribe of Arabs. </p> | <p> Son of Eliphaz, a son of Esau. Genesis 36:11,15; 1 Chronicles 1:36 . The name is supposed to survive in the <i> Amir </i> tribe of Arabs. </p> | ||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36902" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_36902" /> == | ||
<p> Son of Eliphaz, Esau's firstborn (Genesis 36:11-15). Related to the Amir Arabs E. of Jordan, also to amar "to speak," and emir "a chief." </p> | <p> Son of Eliphaz, Esau's firstborn ( Genesis 36:11-15). Related to the Amir Arabs [[E.]] of Jordan, also to amar "to speak," and emir "a chief." </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_42870" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_42870" /> == | ||
Genesis 36: | Genesis 36:11 36:15 1 Chronicles 1:36 | ||
== Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_48411" /> == | == Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_48411" /> == | ||
<p> Son of Eliphaz, (Genesis 36:11) from Aumai, he that speaks. </p> | <p> Son of Eliphaz, ( Genesis 36:11) from Aumai, he that speaks. </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32941" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32941" /> == | ||
Genesis 36:11-15 | Genesis 36:11-15 | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_53601" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_53601" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb. Omar', אוֹמָר, eloquent; Sept. ᾿Ωμάρ ), the second named of the seven sons of Eliphaz, son of Esau (Genesis 36:15 [comp. Genesis 36:11]; 1 Chronicles 1:36), who were heads and princes of tribes among the Edomites. B.C. cir. 1900. The name is supposed to survive in that of the tribe of Amir Arabs east of the Jordan. Bunsen asserts that | <p> (Heb. Omar', אוֹמָר, ''eloquent;'' Sept. ᾿Ωμάρ )'','' the second named of the seven sons of Eliphaz, son of Esau ( Genesis 36:15 [comp. Genesis 36:11]; 1 Chronicles 1:36), who were heads and princes of tribes among the Edomites. [[B.C.]] cir. 1900. The name is supposed to survive in that of the tribe of ''Amir'' Arabs east of the Jordan. Bunsen asserts that Omar was the ancestor of the ''Bene'' ‘''Aammer'' in Northern [[Edom]] (''Bibelwerk,'' Genesis 36:11), but the names are somewhat different (א initial, and the Arabic equivalent of ע ). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6779" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_6779" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' ō´mar ''''' ( אומר , <i> ''''' 'ōmār ''''' </i> , connected perhaps with <i> ''''' 'āmar ''''' </i> , "speak"; [[Septuagint]] Ωμάν , <i> ''''' Ōmán ''''' </i> or Ωμάρ , <i> ''''' Ōmár ''''' </i> ): Grandson of Esau and son of [[Eliphaz]] in Genesis 36:11; 1 Chronicles 1:36; given the title "duke" or "chief" in Genesis 36:15 . </p> | <p> ''''' ō´mar ''''' ( אומר , <i> ''''' 'ōmār ''''' </i> , connected perhaps with <i> ''''' 'āmar ''''' </i> , "speak"; [[Septuagint]] Ωμάν , <i> ''''' Ōmán ''''' </i> or Ωμάρ , <i> ''''' Ōmár ''''' </i> ): Grandson of Esau and son of [[Eliphaz]] in Genesis 36:11; 1 Chronicles 1:36; given the title "duke" or "chief" in Genesis 36:15 . </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77500" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77500" /> == | ||
<p> The successor of Abu-Bekr, and the second [[Caliph]] from 634 to 644; was at first a persecutor of the Faithful, but underwent in 615 a sudden conversion like Said, with a like result; was vizier of [[Abu-Bekr]] before he succeeded him; swept and subdued Syria, Persia, and | <p> The successor of Abu-Bekr, and the second [[Caliph]] from 634 to 644; was at first a persecutor of the Faithful, but underwent in 615 a sudden conversion like Said, with a like result; was vizier of [[Abu-Bekr]] before he succeeded him; swept and subdued Syria, Persia, and Egypt with the sword in the name of Allah, but is accused of having burned the rich library of [[Alexandria]] on the plea that it contained books hostile to the faith of Islam; he was an austere man, and was assassinated by a [[Persian]] slave whose wrongs he refused to redress. </p> | ||
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