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1 Chronicles 7

1 Chronicles 7:28

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

Modern
Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.
Traditional
And their possessions and habitations were, Beth–el and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:
Literal
And their possessions and dwelling places were Bethel and its daughters, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer and its daughters, and Shechem and its daughters, as far as Ayyah and its daughters.
Latin
Possessio autem eorum et habitatio, Bethel cum filiabus suis, et contra orientem Noran, ad occidentalem plagam Gazer et filiæ ejus, Sichem quoque cum filiabus suis, usque ad Aza cum filiabus ejus.

Original

Hebrew
English
Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.

Notes

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

Places

Bethel: Important city in Israel, associated with Abraham and Jacob Gaza: Philistine city; Samson's exploits; Philip's ministry Gezer: A Canaanite city, conquered by Joshua and later by David Naaran: A border town between Ephraim and Benjamin Shechem: City in Canaan, later allotted to Ephraim

Glossary

Ai Ayyah Bethel (Place), Bethelite Chronicles, Books of First and Second Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Genealogy Naarah (Place) Naaran

Topics

Ephraim: A Tribe of Israel: Territory Allotted To, After the Conquest of Canaan Gaza: A City of the Tribe of Ephraim Gezer: Allotted to the Half-Tribe of Ephraim Naaran: A City in the Eastern Limits of Ephraim