1 Chronicles 7:23-33

23 Then he slept with his wife, and she became pregnant. She gave birth to a son, and Ephraim named him Beriah [Tragedy], because tragedy had come to his home.
24 Beriah's daughter was Sheerah, who built Upper and Lower Beth Horon and Uzzen Sheerah.
25 Beriah's son was Rephah. Rephah's son was Resheph. Resheph's son was Telah. Telah's son was Tahan.
26 Tahan's son was Ladan. Ladan's son was Ammihud. Ammihud's son was Elishama.
27 Elishama's son was Nun. Nun's son was Joshua.
28 The land and homes of Ephraim's descendants were in Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer with its villages to the west, Shechem and its villages, and as far as Gaza and its villages.
29 Next to Manasseh were Beth Shean and its villages, Taanach and its villages, Megiddo and its villages, and Dor and its villages. The descendants of Joseph, son of Israel, live in these cities.
30 Asher's sons were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.
31 Beriah's sons were Heber and Malchiel, who first settled Birzaith.
32 Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua.
33 Japhlet's sons were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet's sons.

1 Chronicles 7:23-33 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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