Zimran
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According to the Hebrew Bible, Zimran (Hebrew: זִמְרָן ; "vine dresser; celebrated; song;"), also known as Zambran.[1] He was the first son of Abraham, the patriarch of the Israelites, and Keturah whom he wed after the death of Sarah.[2][3] Zimran had five other brothers, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.[4]
Josephus tells us that "Abraham contrived to settle them in colonies; and they took possession of Troglodytis (the Rift Valley),[5] and the country of Arabia the Happy, as far as it reaches to the Red Sea."[6] Abraham, in all probability, tried to keep them apart from Isaac to avoid conflict while fulfilling God's commision to spread out and inhabit the globe.[7][8][9] For such reasons Zimran has also been tentatively identified with the Arabian town of Zabran, between Meeca and Medina.[10]
According to the Book of Jasher, the children of Zimran were Abihen, Molich and Narim. There is no mention of Zimran's children in Gen 25:2-6.
[edit] References
- ^ Josephus, Flavious, Antiquities, 1.15.1
- ^ Genesis 25:2-6
- ^ 1Chronicles 1:32
- ^ Genesis 25:1-6
- ^ see Troglodytae
- ^ Josephus, Flavious, Antiquities, 1.15.1
- ^ Genesis 1:27,28
- ^ Genesis 9:1
- ^ Josephus, Flavious, Antiquities, 1.4.1-3
- ^ Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Review and Herald Publishing Association (Washington, D.C., USA), 1953, p.367
[edit] External links
- Easton's Bible Dictionary: Zimran
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