I have spent most of the fall months of 07 working out the meanings of the descendent lineage of Abraham’s genealogical tree. – Especially, the Esau branch. My initial curiosity in this line was sparked by a study heshewethree was doing in 1st Samuel in September and, a wondering on my part, what in the world Amalek had done that warranted such extreme ire on the part of our usually merciful God. (ref. 1st Samuel 15:3). As I worked out the meanings of each name logogramatically, a pattern began emerging from name to name that sent thrills up my spine. God was speaking to me from His word like never before. It is my intention – Lord willing – to share this discovery. I have already started that sharing with the name Amalek in my last posting and will be working backwards up Abraham’s tree. But first I think it would be helpful to comprehend a commonly used phrase in a slightly different light. Many times throughout the Biblical writings we see the phrase “and he begat sons and daughters. – Of late, I have come to regard this phrase a little differently. After many years of digging into Old Testament writings and, attempting to find meanings for the many enigmatic names, I have come to regard this phrase as equating with the effect(s) and influence(s) of a cause. As an example, instead of the reading "And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters" in Genesis 5:4 I now have a tendency to interpret this scripture, and others like it, as “…. and he begat many effects and influences throughout his remaining years". If this theory has any validity at all, then each genealogical string in the Bible could have the propensity – and potential – of becoming a daisy chain of cause and effect. – In fact, the various glimpses I saw of this emerging pattern are the very star-bursts of understanding that sent those thrills up my spine. | 
