Genesis23:19 About a mile from the town, up the valley, is one of the largest oak trees in Palestine.
This, say some, is the very tree beneath which Abraham pitched his tent, and it still bears the name
of the patriarch.
•One of the towns in the territory of Asher, (Joshua 19:28) probably Ebdon or Abdom.
Hebronites, The
A family of Kohathite Levites, descendants of Hebron the son of Kohath. (Numbers 3:27; 26:58;
1 Chronicles 26:23)
Hedge
The Hebrew words thus rendered denote simply that which surrounds or encloses, whether it
be a stone wall, geder, (Proverbs 24:31; Ezekiel 42:10) or a fence of other materials. The stone
walls which surround the sheepfolds of modern Palestine are frequently crowned with sharp thorns.
Hegai
(eunuch), one of the eunuchs of the court of Ahasuerus. (Esther 2:8,15) (B.C. 474.)
Hege
another form of the preceding (Esther 2:3)
Heifer
(1 Samuel 6:7-12; Job 21:10; Isaiah 7:21) The heifer or young cow was not commonly used
for ploughing, but only for treading out the corn. (Hosea 10:11) but see Judg 14:18 When it ran
about without any headstall, (26:4) hence the expression an “unbroken heifer,” (Hosea 4:16)
Authorized Version “backsliding” to which Israel is compared.
Heir
The Hebrew institutions relative to inheritance were of a very simple character. Under the
patriarchal system the property was divided among the sons of the legitimate wives, (Genesis 21:10;
24:36; 25:5) a larger portion being assigned to one, generally the eldest, on whom devolved the
duty of maintaining the females of the family. The sons of concubines were portioned off with
presents. (Genesis 25:6) At a later period the exclusion of the sons of concubines was rigidly
enforced. (Judges 11:1) ff. Daughters had no share in the patrimony, (Genesis 21:14) but received
a marriage portion. The Mosaic law regulated the succession to real property thus: it has to be
divided among the sons, the eldest receiving a double portion, (21:17) the others equal shares; if
there were no sons, it went to the daughters, (Numbers 27:8) on the condition that they did not
marry out of their own tribe, (Numbers 36:6) ff.; otherwise the patrimony was forfeited. If there
were no daughters it went to the brother of the deceased; if no brother, to the paternal uncle; and,
failing these to the next of kin. (Numbers 27:9-11)
Helah
(rust), one of the two wives of Ashur, father of Tekoa. (1 Chronicles 4:5)
Helam
(stronghold), a place east of the Jordan but west of the Euphrates at which the Syrians were
collected by Hadarezer, and where David met and defeated them. (2 Samuel 10:16,17)
Helbah
(fertile), a town of Asher, probably on the plain of Phoenicia not far from Sidon. (Judges 1:31)
Helbon
(fertile), a place mentioned only in (Ezekiel 27:18) Geographers have hitherto represented
Helbon as identical with the city of Aleppo, called Haleb by the Arabs; but there are strong reasons
against this, and the ancient city must be identified with a village within a few miles of Damascus
frankie
(Frankie)
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