“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
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12And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
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10And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
11And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
— 1 Chronicles 2:12 —
13And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,