May 13th
1 Chronicles,
7
Genealogy
of Issachar
1: Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and
Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four. 2: And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah,
and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house,
to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose
number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred. 3: And
the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and
Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men. 4: And with them, by their
generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war,
six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons. 5: And their
brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might, reckoned
in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand.
Genealogy
of Benjamin
6: The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher,
and Jediael, three. 7: And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and
Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour;
and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and
four. 8: And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai,
and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the
sons of Becher. 9: And the number of them, after their genealogy by their
generations, heads of the house of the fathers, mighty men of valour, was
twenty thousand and two hundred. 10: The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the
sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and
Tharshish, and Ahishahar. 11: All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of
their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred
soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle. 12: Shuppim also, and Huppim, the
children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher.
Genealogy
of Naphtali
13: The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni,
and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.
Genealogy
of Manasseh
14: The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she
bare: (but his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead: 15:
And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name
was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had
daughters. 16: And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his
name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam
and Rakem. 17: And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the
son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. 18: And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod,
and Abiezer, and Mahalah. 19: And the sons of Shemida were, Ahian, and Shechem,
and Likhi, and Aniam.
Genealogy
of Ephraim
20: And the sons of Ephraim; Shuthelah, and
Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son, 21:
And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of
Gath that were born in that land slew, because they came down to take away
their cattle. 22: And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren
came to comfort him. 23: And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and
bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.
24: (And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth-horon the nether, and the
upper, and Uzzen-sherah.) 25: And Rephah was his son, also Resheph, and Telah
his son, and Tahan his son, 26: Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his
son, 27: Non his son, Jehoshua his son. 28: And their possessions and
habitations were, Bethel 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: 29: And by the borders of the children of
Manasseh, Beth-shean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her
towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of
Israel.
Genealogy
of Asher
30: The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and
Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. 31: And the sons of Beriah; Heber,
and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith. 32: And Heber begat Japhlet, and
Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister. 33: And the sons of Japhlet; Pasach,
and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet. 34: And the sons of
Shamer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. 35: And the sons of his brother
Helem; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal. 36: The sons of Zophah; Suah,
and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah, 37: Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma
and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera. 38: And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and
Pispah, and Ara. 39: And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and Rezia. 40: All
these were the children of Asher, heads of their father's house, choice and
mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the
genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six
thousand men.
1 Chronicles,
8
Genealogy
of Benjamin
1: Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn,
Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, 2: Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the
fifth. 3: And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, 4: And
Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, 5: And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. 6: And
these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the
inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath: 7: And Naaman, and
Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud. 8: And Shaharaim
begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and
Baara were his wives. 9: And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and
Mesha, and Malcham, 10: And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons,
heads of the fathers. 11: And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal. 12: The
sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the
towns thereof: 13: Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the
inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath: 14: And Ahio, Shashak,
and Jeremoth, 15: And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader, 16: And Michael, and Ispah,
and Joha, the sons of Beriah; 17: And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and
Heber, 18: Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal; 19: And
Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, 20: And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel, 21: And
Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi; 22: And Ishpan, and
Heber, and Eliel, 23: And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, 24: And Hananiah, and
Elam, and Antothijah, 25: And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak; 26:
And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, 27: And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and
Zichri, the sons of Jeroham. 28: These were heads of the fathers, by their
generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem. 29: And at Gibeon dwelt the
father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah: 30: And his firstborn son
Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, 31: And Gedor, and Ahio, and
Zacher. 32: And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren
in Jerusalem, over against them. 33: And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul,
and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal. 34: And
the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah. 35: And the
sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz. 36: And Ahaz begat
Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat
Moza, 37: And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his
son: 38: And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and
Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
39: And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the
second, and Eliphelet the third. 40: And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of
valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All
these are of the sons of Benjamin.
1 Chronicles,
9
Post-exile
inhabitants of Jerusalem
1: So all Israel were reckoned by
genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel
and Judah, who were carried away to Babylon for their transgression. 2: Now the
first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the
Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims. 3: And in Jerusalem dwelt
of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children
of Ephraim, and Manasseh; 4: Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son
of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah. 5: And of
the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons. 6: And of the sons of
Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety. 7: And of the sons of
Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah,
8: And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri,
and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah; 9:
And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and
six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers. 10:
And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin, 11: And Azariah the son
of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the
son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God; 12: And Adaiah the son of
Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel,
the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of
Immer; 13: And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand
and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of
the house of God. 14: And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son
of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; 15: And Bakbakkar,
Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son
of Asaph; 16: And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of
Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the
villages of the Netophathites. 17: And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub,
and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief; 18: Who
hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies
of the children of Levi. 19: And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph,
the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites,
were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and
their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry. 20:
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the
Lord was with him. 21: And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the
door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 22: All these which were chosen to
be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by
their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in
their set office. 23: So they and their children had the oversight of the gates
of the house of the Lord, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards. 24: In
four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south. 25:
And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days
from time to time with them. 26: For these Levites, the four chief porters,
were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the
house of God. 27: And they lodged round about the house of God, because the
charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.
28: And certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they
should bring them in and out by tale. 29: Some of them also were appointed to
oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine
flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices. 30: And
some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices. 31: And
Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite,
had the set office over the things that were made in the pans. 32: And other of
their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to
prepare it every sabbath. 33: And these are the singers, chief of the fathers
of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed
in that work day and night. 34: These chief fathers of the Levites were chief
throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.
Genealogy
of Saul
35: And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon,
Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah: 36: And his firstborn son Abdon, then
Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, 37: And Gedor, and Ahio, and
Zechariah, and Mikloth. 38: And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with
their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren. 39: And Ner begat
Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and
Abinadab, and Esh-baal. 40: And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal: and
Merib-baal begat Micah. 41: And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and
Tahrea, and Ahaz. 42: And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and
Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza; 43: And Moza begat Binea; and
Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. 44: And Azel had six sons,
whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and
Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.
In the next three chapters we have the rest
of the genealogies of Israel. The genealogy of Issachar, Benjamin, Naphtali,
Manasseh, Ephraim, Asher and Benjamin. Then we have a short digression to
record the inhabitants of Jerusalem after the exile to Babylon of Judah. And
then we have the genealogy of Saul. The genealogies seem to gentiles in the
present day as a bit pointless yet nothing in scripture is pointless and for
these tribes then and now and in the future this is exceptionally interesting
and important. It is said that whenever anyone sees a photograph of their own
family one always looks out for oneself and for Israel and Judah this must be
true as well. These genealogies are incredibly detailed and full of information
to those who know what it all means. In chapter 9 the writer records the people
of Judah - the southern kingdom who returned after the Babylonian exile. In
stead of being reckoned in the tens of thousands we have just a few hundred
recorded that returned to the land of Canaan. The King of Babylon was
petitioned to allow the sons of Judah to return to Canaan but the Sons of
Israel the northern kingdom never returned and were lost to the nations.
However there were a small number of all the 12 tribes that remained in the
land they were the poor who had never stolen the Sabbath tithes that were owed
to the Lord. And in the end we come down
to the family of Saul the king.
NB We
have an important verse here where is says.. ‘So all Israel were reckoned by
genealogies’. There are those today who have become so enfatuated with Israel
that they think that they as Christians are Israelites, however thise verse
makes it clear the to be a member of Israel is to born into the Old Covenant.
Its a genealogy thing.
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