Wow good call. That's definitely interesting! Yeah-while I was reading it-in the back of my mind I was thinking; Hmm so this is where we get the concept of dukes? Because I've heard of dukes from medieval times, so I associated "dukes" with castles and knights in shining armor and such 😅 So you prompted me to look into it a bit more, and here's what I found: The word "duke" in these chapters is based on the Hebrew word "אַלּוּף" (pronounced "aw-lof"). The KJV translates it in the following manner: duke (57x), guide (4x), friends (2x), governors (2x), captains (1x), governor (1x), ox (2x). Source: www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h441/kjv/wlc/0-1/ I also looked up "duke" in the 1828 version of the Websters dictionary and found that, among other definitions, it can be considered "A chief; a prince; as the dukes of Edom. Genesis 36:15." Source: webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/Duke Thanks for the study prompt! Praying you have a great day 🙏
I was thrown by this version calling them "Dukes". In the NIV it uses the word "Chiefs"....interesting!
Wow good call. That's definitely interesting! Yeah-while I was reading it-in the back of my mind I was thinking; Hmm so this is where we get the concept of dukes? Because I've heard of dukes from medieval times, so I associated "dukes" with castles and knights in shining armor and such 😅 So you prompted me to look into it a bit more, and here's what I found:
The word "duke" in these chapters is based on the Hebrew word "אַלּוּף" (pronounced "aw-lof"). The KJV translates it in the following manner: duke (57x), guide (4x), friends (2x), governors (2x), captains (1x), governor (1x), ox (2x). Source: www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h441/kjv/wlc/0-1/
I also looked up "duke" in the 1828 version of the Websters dictionary and found that, among other definitions, it can be considered "A chief; a prince; as the dukes of Edom. Genesis 36:15." Source: webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/Duke
Thanks for the study prompt! Praying you have a great day 🙏