1 Chronicles 2:19

19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, [a] who bore to him Hur.

1 Chronicles 2:19 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 2:19

And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath
The Targum is, "Miriam, who was called Ephrath"; but, according to Josephus F17, it was his son Hur that was the husband of Miriam the sister of Moses:

which bare him Hur; (See Gill on Exodus 17:10).


FOOTNOTES:

F17 Antiqu. l. 3. c. 2.

1 Chronicles 2:19 In-Context

17 Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
18 Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were the sons of Azubah: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.
20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
21 Later, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to him Segub.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Ephrath is a variant of Ephrathah; see verse 50.
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