From the Zerahite clan, Jeuel returned with his relatives. In all, 690 families from the tribe of Judah returned.
Parallel translations
- WEB Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their brothers, six hundred ninety.
- KJV And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.
- BSB From the Zerahites: Jeuel and 690 relatives.
- NKJV Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brethren—six hundred and ninety.
- NASB From the sons of Zerah were Jeuel and their relatives, 690 of them.
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Quick answer
Records the Zerahite family, numbering 690, among the returnees. It completes the Judahite contingent in Jerusalem.
Overview
Jeuel and his relatives of the line of Zerah, another son of Judah, are counted as six hundred ninety. The Chronicler's careful numbers convey the substance and order of the restored community. Listing the branches of Judah together underscores the tribe's prominence in the city of the great King, foreshadowing the Lion of Judah, Jesus Christ.
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Cross-references · 4
- Gen 38:30Afterward his brother came out, that had the scarlet thread on his hand, and his name was called Zerah.
- Num 26:20The sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
- 1 Chr 2:4Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
- 1 Chr 2:6The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.
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