Holy Scripture

1 Chronicles 4:17

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

17And the sons of Esrah; Jether, Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and Jether begot Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

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15And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, Kenaz.

16And the sons of Jehallelel, Ziph, and Ziphah, and Tiria, and Asarel.

— 1 Chronicles 4:17 —

18And his wife, that is Adia, bore Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah: and these are the sons of Betthia the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mored took.

19And the sons of the wife of Hodiah the sister of Naham the father of Keilah; Garmi, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

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