Holy Scripture

1 Chronicles 1:31

A church father on this verse
“There is abundant information in the books of Chronicles which were written to continue the books of the Kings and to preserve the memory of such important events. The first book begins with a genealogy that sets out to demonstrate how the human race came from a single man. Since it focuses only on the single kingdom…”
Theodoret of Cyrus, 5th c. — QUESTIONS ON 1 CHRONICLES, PROLOGUE

Source: Septuagint

Original

31Jetur, Naphish, Kedemah: these are the sons of Ishmael.

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29And these are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar, Abdeel, Mibsam,

30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

— 1 Chronicles 1:31 —

32And the sons of Keturah Abraham’s concubine—and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, Shuah: and the sons of Jokshan; Dedan, and Sheba;

33and the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah; all these were the sons of Keturah.

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