1 Chronicles 7:14-19

Descendants of Manasseh

14 ¹The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore ²Machir the father of Gilead.

15 And Machir took a wife for Huppim and for Shuppim. The name of his sister was Maacah. And the name of the second was Zelophehad, and ³Zelophehad had daughters.

16 And Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

17 The son of Ulam: ⁴Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, son of Manasseh.

18 And his sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer and Mahlah.

19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

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.

Cross References

• 1. For ver. 14-19, see Numbers 26:29-33
• 2. See Joshua 17:1
• 3. Numbers 27:1; Numbers 36:11; Joshua 17:3
• 4. 1 Samuel 12:11