1 CHRONICLES 7:1 Other Northern Tribes. This chapter contains briefer details of those tribes, including part of Benjamin that belonged to the old northern kingdom of Israel. Their lands were no longer under Israelite control at the time of the Chronicler’s writing. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getE... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 7:6 These details of BENJAMIN differ from other lists (Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:38; 1 Chronicles 8:1) and come mainly from military registers (1 Chronicles 7:7, 1 Chronicles 7:9,... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 7:13 Drawn from Genesis 46:24 and Numbers 26:48. Details for Dan and Zebulun are missing, probably because of incomplete records. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 7:14 This section concerns the half of MANASSEH that lived west of the Jordan. Details are from Numbers 26:29 and Joshua 17:1. This genealogy places a particular emphasis on women. Maacah is called the SISTER of MACHIR in 1 Chronicles 7:15, then his WIFE in v.... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 7:15 AND ZELOPHEHAD HAD DAUGHTERS. See Numbers 26:33; Numbers 27:1. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 7:20 The list of ancestors for JOSHUA 1:1, the most famous Ephraimite, is given in vv. 1 Chronicles 7:20 (from Numbers 26:35). A historical note (1 Chronicles 7:21) probably refers to the postconquest period: the building of Lower and Upper Beth-horon fits better wi... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 7:30 Genesis 46:17, Numbers 26:44, and details from a military register (1 Chronicles 7:40) provide the information for ASHER. The total of fighting men for Asher (26,000, v. 1 Chronicles 7:40) is significantly less than that in Moses’ day ... [ Continue Reading ]