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Engenas Barnabas Lekganyane (c. 1885–1948) was the founder of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC). He first formed the ZCC in 1910, and by the time of his death the church had at least 50,000 members. Under the leadership of his descendants the ZCC has gone on to have more than a million members primarily located in southern Africa. [ 1]
The genealogies of Genesis provide the framework around which the Book of Genesis is structured. [ 1] Beginning with Adam, genealogical material in Genesis 4, 5, 10, 11, 22, 25, 29–30, 35–36, and 46 moves the narrative forward from the creation to the beginnings of the Israelites ' existence as a people. [citation needed] Adam's lineage in ...
Enos was the grandson of Adam and Eve ( Genesis 5:6–11; Luke 3:38 ). According to Seder Olam Rabbah, based on Jewish reckoning, he was born in AM 235. According to the Septuagint, it was in AM 435. Enos was the father of Kenan, who was born when Enos was 90 years old [ 5] (or 190 years, according to the Septuagint).
The following is a family tree for the descendants of the line of Noah's son Shem, through Abraham to Jacob and his sons. Dashed lines are marriage connections. Not all individuals in this portion of the Bible are given names. For example, one English translation of the Bible states in Genesis 11:13 that "After the birth of Shelah,
Jehoash was 7 years old when his reign began, and he reigned for 40 years. [ 2 ] ( 2 Kings 12:1 , 2 Chronicles 24:1 ) He was succeeded by his son, Amaziah of Judah . He is said to have been righteous "all the days of Jehoiada the priest" ( 2 Chronicles 24:2 ) but to have deviated from fidelity to Yahweh after Jehoiada's death ( 2 Chronicles 24: ...
Background. Nadab and Abihu were the first two sons of Aaron the Levite by his marriage to Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah. They had four sons in total, the younger two sons being named Eleazar and Ithamar. [ 3] During the Exodus journey, after the Israelites' affirmation of their covenant with God, [ 4] Abihu and Nadab ...
Enoch ( / ˈiːnək / ⓘ) [ note 1] is a biblical figure and patriarch prior to Noah's flood, and the son of Jared and father of Methuselah. He was of the Antediluvian period in the Hebrew Bible. The text of the Book of Genesis says Enoch lived 365 years before he was taken by God.
Mahlon and Chilion. Mahlon ( Hebrew: מַחְלוֹן Maḥlōn) and Chilion or Kilion (כִּלְיוֹן Ḵilyōn) were two brothers mentioned in the Book of Ruth. They were the sons of Elimelech of the tribe of Judah and his wife Naomi. Together with their parents, they settled in the land of Moab during the period of the Israelite Judges.