📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 6:7
What does 1 Chronicles 6:7 mean?
"Meraioth became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub."
— 1 Chronicles 6:7 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua,
Abishua became the father of Bukki. Bukki became the father of Uzzi.
Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth.
Meraioth became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz.
Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah. Azariah became the father of Johanan.
Johanan became the father of Azariah, who executed the priest’s office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.
Explanation
This verse is a simple genealogical statement: Meraioth had a son named Amariah, and Amariah had a son named Ahitub. On the surface it reads like a bare list of names, but it belongs to a much longer genealogy in 1 Chronicles 6 that traces the descendants
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