📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 4:1
What does 1 Chronicles 4:1 mean?
"The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal."
— 1 Chronicles 4:1 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath; and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
These were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. The name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.
Penuel was the father of Gedor and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
Explanation
This verse opens a section of genealogical records in 1 Chronicles by naming five descendants connected to the tribe of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. On the surface it reads as a simple list, but it functions as the starting point for a longer genealogy that traces various clans and families descended from Judah, one of the twelve sons of Jacob. It's worth noting that the word "sons" here is used loosely, in the Hebrew idiom common to genealogies, to mean "descendants" rather than only immediate children. Perez was indeed a son of Judah (born through Tamar, as recorded
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