📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 8:5
What does 1 Chronicles 8:5 mean?
"Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram."
— 1 Chronicles 8:5 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud,
Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
These are the sons of Ehud. These are the heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Geba, who were carried captive to Manahath:
Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who carried them captive; and he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
Shaharaim became the father of children in the field of Moab, after he had sent them away. Hushim and Baara were his wives.
Explanation
This verse is part of a long genealogical list in 1 Chronicles 8, which traces the descendants of Benjamin, one of the twelve sons of Jacob (Israel). In plain language, the verse simply names three men — Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram — who are identified earlier in the chapter as sons of Bela, who was himself a son of Benjamin. There is no narrative or action described; it is a straightforward record of family lineage, much like a name entered into a family tree.
The book of 1 Chronicles was likely written by a scribe or group of scribes (Jewish tradition credits Ezra) after the Babylonian exile, compiling and preserving Israel's history for a community of returned exiles rebuilding their identity as God's covenant people. The opening nine chapters of Chronicles consist almost entirely of genealogies, tracing lineages from Adam all the way through the twelve tribes. This chapter, ch
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