Friday, February 22, 2013

Edomite Conversions, such as Korah, Especially Edomites other than Azariah, Zerah, and Jeush

By this we can say that among both Edom and Israel there are both the righteous and the wicked [for example, Er was Judah’s wicked son], and that when united as the nation of Abraham, we can expect some very positive commixing, such that perhaps Jews need not fear every intermarriage that happens via ancestry, as it is such that some with ancestry of Edom will be as Jews according to Torah. As Edom ruled in the Middle Ages, and many ancestries of Kings, often called Edom by the Jews, if one has an ancestry to such a King, even an Edomite King, we may expect that this is a union that Gd approves of. In the Hebrew Torah names are chemical formulas for people. With the three verse of this blog, we see that Korah was indeed accepted as a priestly Edomite though perhaps with distaste among the Jews. However, as it is stated, “And your people are all righteous; they shall inherit the land forever. They are the shoot of my planting, the work of My hands, in which I take pride. (Sanhedrin 11:1).” Edomites will have the option of converting. Secondly, we know that by name Israel's offspring is righteous, and that Edomites sometimes carry these names such that Edomites may also be righteous, and intermarriage need not be feared. Firstly, Korah is listed as an Edomite. First Chronicles Chapter 1 (35) The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam and Korah. Secondly, Korah is listed as a Judahite. First Chronicles Chapter 2 (43) And the sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. Thirdly, Korah is listed as a Cohenim, meaning a priest where priests are descendents of Kohath). First Chronicles Chapter 6 (7) The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son; Another Edomite that possibly converts is Nahath who is firstly listed as an Edomite, but then in Chronicles 6 as a priest. First Chronicles Chapter 1 (37) The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. First Chronicles Chapter 6 (11) As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son; Still another Edomite that possibly converts to Judaism is Kenaz. As an Edomite: First Chronicles Chapter 1 (36) The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek. As a Judahite: First Chronicles Chapter 4 (15) And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the sons of Elah: Kenaz. And, still another Edomite the possibly converts to Judaism, Shobal. As an Edomite: First Chronicles Chapter 1 (38) And the sons of Seir: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. As a Judahite: First Chronicles Chapter 2 (50) These were the sons of Caleb. The sons of Hur the first-born of Ephrath: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim; Therefore, because there are so many, I deem the list sufficient to prove the point, without searching out the other names given in the Chronicles.

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