1 Chronicles 7:16

16 Machir's wife Maacah gave birth to a son and named him Peresh. His brother's name was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.

1 Chronicles 7:16 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 7:16

And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his
name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh
He had both these sons by her:

and his sons were Ulam and Rakem,
that is, either the sons of Peresh or Sheresh, the nearest, as Kimchi observes.

1 Chronicles 7:16 In-Context

14 Manasseh's family: Asriel, to whom his Aramean secondary wife gave birth. She gave birth to Machir, Gilead's father.
15 Machir married Huppite and Shuppite women. His sister's name was Maacah. The second descendant's name was Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
16 Machir's wife Maacah gave birth to a son and named him Peresh. His brother's name was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
17 Ulam's family: Bedan. This was the family of Gilead, Machir's son and Manasseh's grandson.
18 His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, Mahlah, and Shemida.
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