Difference between revisions of "Gatam"
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_41052" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_41052" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb. Gatanm'גִּעְתָּם, according to [[Gesenius]] from the Arab. '' | <p> (Heb. Gatanm'גִּעְתָּם, according to [[Gesenius]] from the Arab. ''Puny;'' according to Fü rst from גִּיאּעֲתָם, ''A [[Burnt]] Valley;'' Sept. Γοθώμ and Γοθάμ v.r. Γοωθάμ; Vulg. [[Gotham]] and ''Gothan),'' the fourth named of the sons of Eliphaz, the son of Esau, and founder of a corresponding Edomitish tribe ( Genesis 36:11; Genesis 36:16; 1 Chronicles 1:36). B.C. post 1927. Knobel ''(Genesis'' ad loc.) compares ''Jodam,'' an [[Arab]] tribe inhabiting the Hisma, a part of Matthew Sherah, the ע having dropped from the name (Gesenius, ''Thes.'' page 976); while Rodiger ''(Ib.'' Append. page 80) refers to the Arab tribe ''Jethamah,'' mentioned by Ibn-Duraid (1854, page 300). (See [[Idumea]]). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_4276" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_4276" /> == | ||
Revision as of 09:42, 13 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Gatam . The son of Eliphaz ( Genesis 36:11 = 1 Chronicles 1:36 ), and ‘duke’ of an Edomite clan ( Genesis 36:16 ) which has not been identified.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]
Genesis 36:11; Genesis 36:16; 1 Chronicles 1:36.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [3]
Son of Eliphaz, and duke of Edom. Genesis 36:11,16; 1 Chronicles 1:36 .
Holman Bible Dictionary [4]
Genesis 36:11 Genesis 36:16
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
(Heb. Gatanm'גִּעְתָּם, according to Gesenius from the Arab. Puny; according to Fü rst from גִּיאּעֲתָם, A Burnt Valley; Sept. Γοθώμ and Γοθάμ v.r. Γοωθάμ; Vulg. Gotham and Gothan), the fourth named of the sons of Eliphaz, the son of Esau, and founder of a corresponding Edomitish tribe ( Genesis 36:11; Genesis 36:16; 1 Chronicles 1:36). B.C. post 1927. Knobel (Genesis ad loc.) compares Jodam, an Arab tribe inhabiting the Hisma, a part of Matthew Sherah, the ע having dropped from the name (Gesenius, Thes. page 976); while Rodiger (Ib. Append. page 80) refers to the Arab tribe Jethamah, mentioned by Ibn-Duraid (1854, page 300). (See Idumea).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [6]
gā´tam ( גּעתּם , ga‛tām ): An Edomite chief, grandson of Esau ( Genesis 36:11 , Genesis 36:16; 1 Chronicles 1:36 ).
