Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
Parallel translations
- WEB The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
- BSB The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.
- NKJV The descendants of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha, his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
- NASB Now the sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph; and his son was Mareshah, the father of Hebron.
- NLT The descendants of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, included Mesha (the firstborn), who became the father of Ziph. Caleb’s descendants also included the sons of Mareshah, the father of Hebron.
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Quick answer
The sons of Caleb, brother of Jerahmeel, included Mesha his firstborn (father of Ziph) and the descendants connected with Hebron. It returns to the Calebite branch of Judah.
Overview
Having finished the Jerahmeelites, the Chronicler resumes the line of Caleb, linking it to towns like Ziph and Hebron in southern Judah. These place-names ground the genealogy in the actual settlement of the land. The connection to Hebron, an important city later associated with David, shows the significance of Caleb's descendants in Judah's history.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- Rom 8:29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
- 1 Chr 2:23–24And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
- Ezra 2:21–35The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three.
- Josh 15:24Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,
- 1 Chr 2:18–19And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
- 1 Chr 2:49She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsa.
- 1 Chr 2:52And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.
- Gen 49:3Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
- 1 Chr 8:29And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife’s name was Maachah:
- 1 Sam 23:19Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
- Neh 7:25–38The children of Gibeon, ninety and five.
- 1 Sam 26:1And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?
- 1 Chr 2:45And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur.
- Heb 12:23To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
- Exod 4:22–23And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
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