📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 8:9
What does 1 Chronicles 8:9 mean?
"By Hodesh his wife, he became the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,"
— 1 Chronicles 8:9 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
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.
By Hodesh his wife, he became the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
Jeuz, Shachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers’ households.
By Hushim, he became the father of Abitub and Elpaal.
The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns;
Explanation
This verse comes from a long genealogical list in 1 Chronicles 8, which traces the descendants of Benjamin, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. In plain ter
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