1 Chronicles 7:16

16 Maacah, Machir's wife, had a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother's name was Sheresh, whose sons were Ulam and Rakem.

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 sons were Asriel and Machir. Their mother was Manasseh's Aramean concubine. Machir was the first to settle Gilead.

15 He married a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. His wife's name was Maacah. The name of his second son was Zelophehad. Zelophehad had only daughters.

16 Maacah, Machir's wife, had a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother's name was Sheresh, whose sons were Ulam and Rakem.

17 Ulam's son was Bedan. These were the people of Gilead, descendants of Machir (son of Manasseh).

18 Bedan's sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.