Holy Scripture

1 Chronicles 1:6

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

6And the sons of Gomer, Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

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In context

4Noah: the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, Japheth.

5The sons of Japheth, Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Elisa, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

— 1 Chronicles 1:6 —

7And the sons of Javan, Elishah, and Tarshish, the Kittim, and Rodanim.

8And the sons of Ham, Cush, and Mizraim, Put and Canaan.

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