Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Bethgader.
Parallel translations
- WEB Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
- BSB Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
- NKJV Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
- NASB Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
- NLT Salma (the founder of Bethlehem), and Hareph (the founder of Beth-gader).
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Quick answer
Salma was the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader. It names the founders associated with Bethlehem and another town.
Overview
Salma's designation as father of Bethlehem ties this genealogy directly to the town of David's birth. The Chronicler emphasizes Bethlehem's roots within the line of Hur and Caleb. This focus foreshadows the prophecy of Micah 5:2 that the Messiah would come from Bethlehem Ephrathah.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- 1 Chr 4:4And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.
- John 7:42Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
- Ruth 4:11And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:
- Ruth 2:4And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
- Matt 2:6And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
- Gen 35:19And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
- Ruth 1:19So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
- Matt 2:1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
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