Holy Scripture
1 Chronicles 2:23
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…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
23And he took Geshur and Aram, the towns of Jair from them; with Kenath and its towns, sixty cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
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21And after this Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, and he took her when he was sixty-five years old; and she bore him Segub.
22And Segub begot Jair, and he had twenty-three cities in Gilead.
— 1 Chronicles 2:23 —
24And after the death of Hezron, Caleb came to Ephrathah; and the wife of Hezron was Abia; and she bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
25And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, the firstborn Ram, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem his brother.