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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52329" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_52329" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> [[Letushim | <p> <strong> [[Letushim]] </strong> One of the Dedanite tribes in N. [[Arabia]] ( [[Genesis]] 25:3 ), the others being <strong> [[Leummim]] </strong> and <strong> [[Asshurim]] </strong> (wh. see). In this verse LXX [Note: Septuagint.] adds two other tribes; but in the parallel passage, 1 Chronicles 1:32 , the sons of [[Dedan]] are omitted altogether both in MT [Note: Massoretic Text.] and in most MSS of LXX [Note: Septuagint.] . None of the three tribes has been identified. </p> <p> J. F. M‘Curdy. </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_73685" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_73685" /> == | ||
<p> '''Letu'shim.''' ''( | <p> '''Letu'shim.''' ''(Hammered).'' The name of the second, of the sons of Dedan, son of Jokshan. Genesis 25:3. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_41996" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_41996" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_48741" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_48741" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb. Letushiim', לְטוּשַׁים, '' | <p> (Heb. Letushiim', '''''לְטוּשַׁים''''' , ''Hammered,'' plur.; Sept. '''''Λατουσιείμ''''' ) '','' the second named of the three sons of Dedan (grandson of [[Abraham]] by Keturah), and head of an [[Arabian]] tribe descended from him ( Genesis 30:3; and Vulg. at 1 Chronicles 1:32). B.C. considerably post 2024. (See Arabia). "Fresnel ( ''Journ. Asiat.'' 3e serie, 6:217) identifies it with ''Tasm,'' one of the ancient and extinct tribes of Arabia, just as he compares Leummim with Umeiyim. The names may perhaps be regarded as commencing with the article. Nevertheless, the identification in each case seems to be quite untenable. It is noteworthy that the three sons of the Keturahite Dedan are named in the plural form, evidently as tribes descended from him" (Smith). "Forster supposes ( ''Geor. Of Arabia,'' 1:334) that the Letushim were absorbed in the generic appellation of [[Dedanim]] ( Jeremiah 25:23; Ezekiel 25:13; Isaiah 21:13), and that they dwelt in the desert eastward of Edom." (See Leummim). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_5824" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_5824" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' lḗ ''''' - ''''' tōō´shim ''''' , ''''' lḗ ''''' - ''''' tū´shim ''''' ( לטוּשׁים , <i> ''''' leṭūshı̄m ''''' </i> ): | <p> ''''' lḗ ''''' - ''''' tōō´shim ''''' , ''''' lḗ ''''' - ''''' tū´shim ''''' ( לטוּשׁים , <i> ''''' leṭūshı̄m ''''' </i> ): A D edanite tribe in North Arabia ( Genesis 25:3 ). With it are connected the Asshurim and Leummim (which see). </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 07:03, 15 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Letushim One of the Dedanite tribes in N. Arabia ( Genesis 25:3 ), the others being Leummim and Asshurim (wh. see). In this verse LXX [Note: Septuagint.] adds two other tribes; but in the parallel passage, 1 Chronicles 1:32 , the sons of Dedan are omitted altogether both in MT [Note: Massoretic Text.] and in most MSS of LXX [Note: Septuagint.] . None of the three tribes has been identified.
J. F. M‘Curdy.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [2]
Letu'shim. (Hammered). The name of the second, of the sons of Dedan, son of Jokshan. Genesis 25:3.
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Genesis 25:3 1 Chronicles 1:32
Morrish Bible Dictionary [4]
Son of Dedan, a son of Jokshan. Genesis 25:3 .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
(Heb. Letushiim', לְטוּשַׁים , Hammered, plur.; Sept. Λατουσιείμ ) , the second named of the three sons of Dedan (grandson of Abraham by Keturah), and head of an Arabian tribe descended from him ( Genesis 30:3; and Vulg. at 1 Chronicles 1:32). B.C. considerably post 2024. (See Arabia). "Fresnel ( Journ. Asiat. 3e serie, 6:217) identifies it with Tasm, one of the ancient and extinct tribes of Arabia, just as he compares Leummim with Umeiyim. The names may perhaps be regarded as commencing with the article. Nevertheless, the identification in each case seems to be quite untenable. It is noteworthy that the three sons of the Keturahite Dedan are named in the plural form, evidently as tribes descended from him" (Smith). "Forster supposes ( Geor. Of Arabia, 1:334) that the Letushim were absorbed in the generic appellation of Dedanim ( Jeremiah 25:23; Ezekiel 25:13; Isaiah 21:13), and that they dwelt in the desert eastward of Edom." (See Leummim).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [6]
lḗ - tōō´shim , lḗ - tū´shim ( לטוּשׁים , leṭūshı̄m ): A D edanite tribe in North Arabia ( Genesis 25:3 ). With it are connected the Asshurim and Leummim (which see).
References
- ↑ Letushim from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Letushim from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Letushim from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Letushim from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Letushim from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Letushim from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
