1 Chronicles 7:16-26

16 And Maacha the wife of Machir bore a son, and she called his name Phares: and the name of his brother was Sares: and his sons were Ulam and Recen.
17 And the son of Ulam, Baden. These are the sons of Galaad, the son of Machir, the son of Manasses.
18 And his sister named Queen bore Goodlyman, and Abiezer, and Mohola.
19 And the sons of Semida were Ahiu, and Sechem, and Leci and Aniam.
20 And the sons of Ephraim were Suthala, Bared his son, Thahath his son, Elada his son, Thahath his son, and his son Zabad,
21 And his son Suthala, and his son Ezer, and Elad: and the men of Geth born in the land slew them, because they came down to invade their possessions.
22 And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.
23 And he went in to his wife: and she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Beria, because he was born when it went evil with his house:
24 And his daughter was Sara, who built Bethoron, the nether and the upper, and Ozensara.
25 And Rapha was his son, and Reseph, and Thale, of whom was born Thaan,
26 Who begot Laadan: and his son was Ammiud, who begot Elisama,

1 Chronicles 7:16-26 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.

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