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Machbenah

Machbenah [Heb. makbenah, lit. "bond"]. A personal name.

Son of Sheva, son of Manchah with Caleb, son of Hezron, son of Perez, son of Tamar with Judah. Machbenah's brother was Gibea and his uncles were Sheber, Tirhanah, and Shaaph (1 Chr. 2:1-49).

C. Adelina Alexe

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Footnote:

C. Adelina Alexe, “Machbenah,“ Seventh-day Adventist International Biblical-Theological Dictionary (2026-), ed. Daniel K. Bediako and Keldie Paroschi, https://dictionary.adventist.org/machbenah, accessed September 8, 2026

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