1 Chronicles 4:17

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Translations

Modern
The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
Traditional
And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
Literal
And the sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon. And she bore Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah father of Eshtemoa.
Latin
Et filii Ezra, Jether, et Mered, et Epher, et Jalon, genuitque Mariam, et Sammai, et Jesba patrem Esthamo.

Original

Hebrew
English
The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

Notes

The exact family trees of Judah's remaining descendants are unknown. The Chronicler likely had incomplete information.

Theme notes and profiles

Ancestors of Jesus

People

Epher: Son of Ezrah, in the genealogy of Judah Ezrah: Son of Chelub; mentioned in Judah's genealogy Ishbah: Son of Mered in the genealogy of Judah Jalon: Son of Ezrah, from the tribe of Judah Jether: Son of Ezrah; brother of Mered, Epher and Jalon Mered: Son of Ezrah from the tribe of Judah Miriam: A descendant of Judah, mentioned in a genealogy Shammai: Son of Mered

Places

Eshtemoa: Levitical city in Judah; received spoils from David's victory

Glossary

Bithiah Chronicles, Books of First and Second Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Epher Eshtemoa (Person) Ezra (Person) Ezrah Genealogy Ishbah Jalon Jether Mered Miriam Pharaoh’s Daughter Shammai

Topics

Epher: Son of Ezra Eshtemoa: A Descendant of Ezra Ezer: A Man of Judah: Perhaps Identical with the Ezra of Ezra: A Descendant of Judah Ishbah: Father of Eshtemoa Jalon: Son of Ezra Jether: A Son of Ezra Mered: Son of Ezra Shammai: Son of Ezra