Cenchreae
Cenchreae (Biblical Place • 37.885°N, 22.993°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 18:18 , Rom 16:1 . It is closely linked with Romans 16 ( Romans • Chapter 16 (27 verses)): I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also. Greet Pr... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Mary , Asia .
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Jephunneh (Generation 25 • Child of Shelah ): Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah 's first wife, Shua, was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 28:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan , and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah. (mentioned in Genesis 15 , Genesis 28 , Numbers 13 ) Caleb (Generation 26 • Child of Jephunneh): Caleb is the son of Jephunneh ( Numbers 13:6 ) who was a Kenizzite ( Numbers 32:12 ) of the tribe of Judah ( Numbers 13:6 ). Kenizzites were Canaanites ( Genesis 15:18-21 ). Judah's first wife (Shua's daughter) was a Canaanite woman( Genesis 38:2 , 12 ). She bore him Er, Onan, and Shelah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) but Er and Onan died. Ergo, it is likely Caleb is descended from Shelah. (mentioned in Genesis 15 , Genesis 38 , Numbers 13 ) Shem (Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah ): ( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah 's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 ) (mentioned in Genesis 5 , Genesis 6 , Genesis 7 ) Seraiah (Generation 27 • Child of Kenaz ): Seraiah is a biblical figure in Generation 27, child of Kenaz . ( 1 Chronicles 4:13 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Cenchreae (Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 18:18 , Rom 16:1 .) Cyrene (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Cyrene %2C_Libya. Referenced in Matt 27:32 , Mark 15:21 , Luke 23:26 , Acts 2:10 , Acts 11:20 .) Seneh (Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 14:4 .) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Ur III Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet — Mesopotamian clay administrative tablet from the Third Dynasty of Ur (c. 2100–2000 BC) recording offerings of barley-fed sheep and goats, illustrating the scribal culture and urban economy of southern Mesopotamia around the patriarchal era of Ur of the Chaldeans ( Genesis 11:28–31 ). Sennacherib's Prism ( Taylor Prism ) — Six-sided baked clay prism discovered at Nineveh inscribed with the annals of Assyrian King Sennacherib's 701 BC campaign against Judah , famously declaring that he shut up ' Hezekiah the Judahite within Jerusalem , his royal city, like a bird in a cage'—without claiming to capture the city ( 2 Kings 19:32–36 ).
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Romans 16:1 : "I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:"; Acts 18:18 : "And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria , and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head ..."; AP.1MA 15:40: "And Cendebaeus came to Jamnia, and began to provoke the people, and to invade Judaea, and to take the people captive, and to kill them.". Related canonical books and chapters: Romans 16 ( Romans • Chapter 16 (27 verses)), Zechariah (Old Testament • 14 Chapters), Jeremiah (Old Testament • 52 Chapters).