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.
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- 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.
- KJV 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.
- 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.
- 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 foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
- 1 Chr 2:23–24Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and its villages, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
- Ezra 2:21–35The children of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.
- Josh 15:24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
- 1 Chr 2:18–19Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
- 1 Chr 2:49She bore also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena, and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
- 1 Chr 2:52Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.
- Gen 49:3“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.
- 1 Chr 8:29The father of Gibeon, whose wife’s name was Maacah, lived in Gibeon,
- 1 Sam 23:19Then the Ziphites came up to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Doesn’t David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the woods, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?
- Neh 7:25–38The children of Gibeon, ninety-five.
- 1 Sam 26:1The Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Doesn’t David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?”
- 1 Chr 2:45The son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
- Heb 12:23to the festal gathering and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,
- Exod 4:22–23You shall tell Pharaoh, ‘Yahweh says, Israel is my son, my firstborn,
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