1 Chronicles 7:17

17 Ulam's son was Bedan. These were the people of Gilead, descendants of Machir (son of Manasseh).

1 Chronicles 7:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 7:17

And the sons of Ulam: Bedan
See ( 1 Samuel 12:11 )

these were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh;
that is, were of his posterity, or belonged to his family; for Ulam and Rakem were sons of a brother of Gilead, ( 1 Chronicles 7:16 ) .

1 Chronicles 7:17 In-Context

15 He married a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. His wife's name was Maacah. The name of his second son was Zelophehad. Zelophehad had only daughters.

16 Maacah, Machir's wife, had a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother's name was Sheresh, whose sons were Ulam and Rakem.

17 Ulam's son was Bedan. These were the people of Gilead, descendants of Machir (son of Manasseh).

18 Bedan's sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

19 Shemida's sons were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.