1 Chronicles 2:19

19 When Azubah died, Caleb took Ephrath as his wife, who bore him Hur.

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 had children by Azubah, his wife, and by Jerioth. Now these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19 When Azubah died, Caleb took Ephrath as his wife, who bore him Hur.
20 And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezalel.
21 Now 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.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Spelled Ephrathah elsewhere
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