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1 Chronicles 7

1 Chronicles 7:22

The Descendants of Ephraim · 1 Chronicles 7:20–29
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Translations

Modern
Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.
Traditional
And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.
Literal
And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
Latin
Luxit igitur Ephraim pater eorum multis diebus, et venerunt fratres ejus ut consolarentur eum.

Original

Hebrew
English
Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.

Notes

1 Chronicles 7:22

Ephraim is recorded as the father of Ezer and Elead. However, Ephraim, the son of Joseph, could not have settled in Canaan after the Exodus. Traditionally, people imagined an early exodus for Ephraim's family. Other possibilities include that the name Ephraim is a scribal error or that Ephraim referred to the tribe, not Joseph's son.

1 Chronicles 7:20–27

The genealogy of Ephraim's descendants includes a story about how the tribe settled in Canaan (1 Chronicles 7:21–24). The genealogy concludes with Joshua, son of Nun, who led Israel into the promised land.

1 Chronicles 7:1–40

  • This chapter provides the genealogies of the remaining tribes of Israel.

  • The sections on the tribes of Issachar, Benjamin, and Asher may come from a military census. These lists are almost the same length, use military terms, record the father's houses, and do not mention settlements.

  • The tribes of Zebulun and Dan are completely omitted, and Naphtali has only a short record.

Theme notes and profiles

Ancestors of Jesus

People

Ephraim: Second son of Joseph, and a tribe of Israel

Glossary

Beriah Chronicles, Books of First and Second Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Genealogy Shuthelah

Topics

Beriah: Son of Ephraim Ephraim: Second Son of Joseph: Descendants of Ephraim: Second Son of Joseph: Mourned for his Sons