תְּרוּעָה (terua)
תְּרוּעָה (terua) (Hebrew Lexicon • H8643 • shout of joy, trumpet blast, battle alarm): shout of joy, trumpet blast, battle alarm. Shout of acclamation welcoming the King, blast of ram's horn on Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah, Leviticus 23:24 ), and war shout. It is closely linked with רוּעַ (rua) (Hebrew Lexicon • H7321 • to shout, raise victory cry, blast trumpet): to shout, raise victory cry, blast trumpet. To shout in triumph over defeated foes, blow the shofar, make a joyful noise to God ('Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth!', Psalm 100:1 ).
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
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 ) Abram/Abraham (Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah ): ( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world. (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 , Genesis 17 ) Eber (or Heber ) (Generation 14 • Messianic Line • Child of Shelah ): ( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:17-18 ) Eber/Heber is the person who became the father of the Hebrews . Abram was the first to be called a Hebrew in Scripture ( Genesis 14:13 ). (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 ) 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 )
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Joshua 6:4 : "And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets."; Joshua 6:8 : "And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the Lord, and blew with the trumpets:..."; Joshua 6:6 : "And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the Lo...". Related canonical books and chapters: Hosea 8 ( Hosea • Chapter 8 (14 verses)), Joel 2 ( Joel • Chapter 2 (32 verses)), Numbers 10 ( Numbers • Chapter 10 (36 verses)).