1 Chronicles 7:14-19

Manasseh’s line

14 Manasseh's family: Asriel, to whom his Aramean secondary wife gave birth. She gave birth to Machir, Gilead's father.

15 Machir married Huppite and Shuppite women. His sister's name was Maacah. The second descendant's name was Zelophehad, who had only daughters.

16 Machir's wife Maacah gave birth to a son and named him Peresh. His brother's name was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.

17 Ulam's family: Bedan. This was the family of Gilead, Machir's son and Manasseh's grandson.

18 His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, Mahlah, and Shemida.

19 The members of Shemida's family were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

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1 Chronicles 7:14-19 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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[a]. Cf 7:19, Josh 17:2; MT lacks and Shemida.

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1 Chronicles 7:14-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 7

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