1 Chronicles 2:19

19 After Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrathah, and they had a son named 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 married a man named Jether, an Ishmaelite, and they had a son named Amasa.
18 Hezron’s son Caleb had sons from his wife Azubah and from Jerioth. Her sons were named Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19 After Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrathah, and they had a son named Hur.
20 Hur was the father of Uri. Uri was the father of Bezalel.
21 When Hezron was sixty years old, he married Gilead’s sister, the daughter of Makir. They had a son named Segub.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Hebrew Ephrath, a variant spelling of Ephrathah; compare 2:50 and 4:4 .
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