1 Chronicles 2:19

19 When Azubah died, 1Caleb married 2Ephrath, who bore him 3Hur.

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 bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
18 Caleb the son of Hezron fathered children by his wife Azubah, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
20 Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel.
21 Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old, and she bore him Segub.

Cross References 3

  • 1. [See ver. 18 above]
  • 2. [ver. 50]
  • 3. Exodus 17:10, 12; Exodus 24:14
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