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1 Chronicles 1

1 Chronicles 1 - Introduction

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 1 This chapter gives us the genealogy of the patriarchs from Adam to Noah, 1 Chronicles 1:1 of the sons of Noah, and their posterity, to Abraham, 1 Chronicles 1:5 of the sons of Abraham and their posterity, 1 Chronicles 1:28 and of the sons of Esau, 1 Chronicles 1:35 an... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 1:1

Ver. 1-4. ADAM, SETH,.... These first four verses exactly agree with the account of the antediluvian patriarchs in Genesis 5:1, the first letter in Adam is larger than usual, as a memorial, as Buxtorf m observes, of the first and only man, from whence mankind had their beginning, and whose history t... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 1:5

Ver. 5-27. THE SONS OF JAPHETH, GOMER,.... Here begins the genealogy of the sons of Noah after the flood; of the sons of Japheth the elder, in this and the two following verses; next of the sons of Ham, the younger brother, 1 Chronicles 1:8, then of Shem, whose posterity are mentioned last, because... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 1:28

Ver. 28-34. THE SONS OF ABRAHAM,.... The famous and well known ancestor of the Jews; of Ishmael his firstborn, and his posterity; of his sons by Keturah; and of Isaac and his sons, an account is given from hence to the end of 1 Chronicles 1:34 entirely agreeing with that in Genesis 25:1.... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 1:35

Ver. 35-37. THE SONS OF ESAU,.... The firstborn of Isaac; his posterity are named in this and the two following verses, as in Genesis 36:1 only it should be observed, that Timna, 1 Chronicles 1:36 is not the name of a man, but was the concubine of Eliphaz, the eldest son of Esau, and the mother of... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 1:38

Ver. 38-42. AND THE SONS OF SEIR,.... This man and his posterity were not of the race of Esau, but are mentioned because they were a family into which Esau, and a son of his, married, and whose possessions he and his obtained. The account from hence, to the end of 1 Chronicles 1:42 is the same with... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Chronicles 1:43

Ver. 43-54. NOW THESE ARE THE KINGS THAT REIGNED IN THE LAND OF EDOM,.... Which had its name from Esau, who was so called, Genesis 25:30. From hence, to the end of the chapter, an account is given of the kings and dukes of Edom, in the same order as in Genesis 30:31.... [ Continue Reading ]

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