1 Chronicles 7:25-35

25 Refach was his son, and Reshef, then his son Telach, his son Tachan

26 his son La'dan, his son 'Ammihud, his son Elishama,

27 his son Nun and his son Y'hoshua.

28 Their possessions and settlements were Beit-El with its towns; Na'aran to the east; and to the west, Gezer with its towns; also Sh'khem with its towns, as far as 'Ayah and its towns;

29 and, near the territory of the descendants of M'nasheh, Beit-Sh'an with its towns, Ta'nakh with its towns, Megiddo with its towns and Dor with its towns. In these places lived the descendants of Yosef the son of Isra'el.

30 The children of Asher were: Yimnah, Yishvah, Yishvi, B'ri'ah and their sister Serach.

31 The sons of B'ri'ah were: Hever and Malki'el, who fathered Birzayit.

32 Hever fathered Yaflet, Shomer, Hotam and their sister Shua.

33 The sons of Yaflet were: Pasakh, Bimhal and 'Ashvat; these were the sons of Yaflet.

34 The sons of Shemer were: Achi, Rohgah, Hubah and Aram.

35 The sons of his brother Helem were: Zofach, Yimnah, Shelesh and 'Amal.

1 Chronicles 7:25-35 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.