Thereupon he and the group that sympathized with him, rose in revolt and at once he and his followers and his beasts set off for Shiloh. Thus Israel split in factions. He sent to their leaders saying to them,
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The later Books of Chronicles identify Shebuel as a "son" of Gershom, though this is
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descendant /dɪˈsɛnd(ə)nt/Submit noun a person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor. synonyms:successor, S C I O N
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scion /ˈsʌɪən/Submit noun noun: scion; plural noun: scions 1. a young shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or rooting. synonyms:cutting, graft, slip; More shoot, offshoot, twig
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"the process involves grafting a scion of the chosen tree on to rootstock of the same species" 2. a descendant of a notable family.
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synonyms:descendant, offshoot; More heir, successor; child, issue, offspring "the scion of an aristocratic Massachusetts family" antonyms:ancestor, predecessor
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Middle English: from Old French ciun ‘shoot, twig’, of unknown origin.
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Definition of descendant (Entry 1 of 2) 1 : moving or directed downward listed in descendant order 2 : proceeding from an ancestor or source
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Synonyms & Antonyms for descendant Synonyms: Adjective bowed, bowing, declined, declining, descending, drooping, droopy, hanging, hung, inclining, nodding, pendulous, sagging, stooping, weeping Antonyms: Adjective unbending, upright
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Examples of descendant in a Sentence Adjective the descendant branches of a weeping willow
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History and Etymology for descendant Adjective Middle English dessendaunte, from Anglo-French descendant, from Latin descendent-, descendens, present participle of descendere — see DESCEND Noun French & Latin; French descendant, from Late Latin descendent-, descendens
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History and Etymology for descendance Middle French descendance, from Old French, from descendre + -ance
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