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Tumult. (1.) “The children of Sheth” (Num. 24:17); R.V., “the sons of tumult,” which is probably the correct rendering, as there is no evidence that this is a proper name here.
(2.) The antediluvian patriarch (1 Chr. 1:1).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
(compensation).
The patriarch Seth. (1 Chronicles 1:1)
In the Authorized Version of (Numbers 24:17) not a proper name, but there is reason to regard it as an appellative. Read instead of “the sons of Sheth.” “the suns of tumult.” Comp. (Jeremiah 48:45)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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