1 Chronicles 7:24-34

24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon as well as Uzzen Sheerah.

25 Rephah was his son, Resheph his son,^[a]Telah his son, Tahan his son,

26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

27 Nun his son and Joshua his son.

28 Their lands and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages all the way to Ayyah and its villages.

29 Along the borders of Manasseh were Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.

Asher

30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.

31 The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

32 Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer and Hotham and of their sister Shua.

33 The sons of Japhlet: Pasak, Bimhal and Ashvath. These were Japhlet’s sons.

34 The sons of Shomer: Ahi, Rohgah,^[b] Hubbah and Aram.

1 Chronicles 7:24-34 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 7

In this chapter are given the genealogies of the tribes of Issachar, 1Ch 7:1-5 of Benjamin, 1Ch 7:6-12 Naphtali, 1Ch 7:13, of Manasseh, 1Ch 7:14-19 of Ephraim, 1Ch 7:20-29 and of Asher, 1Ch 7:30-40, even of the chief men of them; and their numbers are reckoned as in the times of David. The tribes of Dan and Zebulun are omitted.

Cross References

• 1. S Joshua 10:10; Joshua 16:3,5
• 2. Joshua 10:33; Joshua 16:7
• 3. S Joshua 17:11
• 4. S Joshua 11:2
• 5. Genesis 46:17; S Numbers 1:40; Numbers 26:44

Footnotes

• [a]. Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew does not have "his son" .
• [b]. Or "of his brother Shomer: Rohgah"