1 Chronicles 1:17

17 ¹The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram: ^[a] Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

1 Chronicles 1:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 1:17

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 1:5).

1 Chronicles 1:17 In-Context

15 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

16 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

17 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

18 Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.

19 To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg(for in his days the earth was divided), and his brother’s name was Joktan.

Cross References

• 1. 1:17 For ver. 17-23, see Gen. 10:22-29

Footnotes

• [a] 1:17 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks 'And the sons of Aram'