And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.
Parallel translations
- WEB His wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. These are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.
- BSB These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah. Mered also took a Judean wife, who gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.
- NKJV (His wife Jehudijah bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Sochoh, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) And these were the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.
- NASB (His Jewish wife gave birth to Jered, the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were the sons of Bithia the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married.
- NLT He married a woman from Judah, who became the mother of Jered (the father of Gedor), Heber (the father of Soco), and Jekuthiel (the father of Zanoah). Mered also married Bithia, a daughter of Pharaoh, and she bore him children.
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Quick answer
Mered married Bithiah, a daughter of Pharaoh, who is counted among Judah's families. It shows God's people incorporating a foreigner into the covenant line.
Overview
The text distinguishes Mered's Judahite wife from Bithiah, called 'the daughter of Pharaoh,' whose sons founded several towns. That an Egyptian woman is named within Judah's genealogy hints at the wideness of God's grace, gathering people from outside Israel into his family. This anticipates the gospel, in which believers of every nation are made heirs through Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- 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.
- 1 Chr 4:39And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
- Josh 15:58Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor,
- 1 Chr 2:42Now 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.
- Josh 15:34–35And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, and Enam,
- Josh 15:48And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,
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