1 Crônicas 1
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1 Crônicas 1
NJB (LXX versing) Genealogy from Adam The Family of Adam - Seth to Abraham The Place of Abraham and His Descendants Among the Nations From Adam to Abraham The Origin of the Three Ethnic Groups 1:1-7 1:1-7 1:1-4 1:1-4 1:1-4 The Japhethites 1:5-7 1:5-7 1:5 1:6-7 The Hamites 1:8-10 1:8-16 1:8-10 1:8-16 1:8 1:9-10 1:11-12 1:11-12 1:11-16 1:13-16 1:13-16 The Samites 1:17-23 1:17-23 1:17-23 1:17-23 1:17a 1:17b 1:18-19 1:20-23 From Shem to Abraham 1:24-27 1:24-28 1:24-27 1:24-27 1:24-29a Descendants of Abraham The Descendants of Ishmael 1:28-33 The Family of Ishmael 1:28-33 1:28-31 The Ishmaelites 1:29-31 1:29b-31 The Family of Keturah 1:32-33 1:32-33 1:32-33 The Family of Isaac The Descendants of Esau Isaac and Esau 1:34-42 1:34-37 1:34-37 1:34-37 1:34 1:35-37 The Family of Seir The Original Inhabitants of Edom Seir 1:38-42 1:38-42 1:38-42 1:38-42 The Kings of Edom The Kings of Edom The Kings of Edom 1:43-51a 1:43-54 1:43-51a 1:43-50 (43b-50) 1:43-50 The Chiefs of Edom 1:51b-54 1:51b-54 1:51-54 1:51-54 CONTEXTUAL INSIGHTS Chronicles starts with Adam not Abraham. There is an eternal purpose in creation as well as an eternal redemptive plan. SPECIAL TOPIC: YHWH'S ETERNAL REDEMPTIVE PLAN Note the progression. Adam (Cain and Abel not mentioned) to Noah, 1 Chr. 1:1-4 Noah's children, 1 Chr. 1:4,5-23 Shem, 1 Chr. 1:17-23 (emphasis noted by length of genealogy) Ham, 1 Chr. 1:8-16 Japheth, 1 Chr. 1:5-7 Shem to Abraham, 1 Chr. 1:24-27 descendants of Abraham, 1 Chr. 1:28-42 Ishmael, 1 Chr. 1:29-33 Isaac, 1 Chr. 1:35-42 (1) Esau, 1 Chr. 1:35-42 (2) Israel/Jacob (picks up in second chapter) leaders in Esau's family, 1 Chr. 1:43-54 SPECIAL TOPIC: EDOM AND ISRAEL A Hebrew post-exilic hearer/reader would immediately relate to the book of Genesis. Many of these names had special meaning to the Jewish people. Their story as a people is reflected in this text! Often these individual's names later referred to families tribes regions nations towns languages (i.e., Genesis 10-11) For a good brief discussion of the sub-genre of genealogies see NIDOTTE, vol. 4, pp. 654-662.
1 Crônicas 1:1-7
1:1 "Adam" This Hebrew word (BDB 9; NIDOTTE, vol. 1, pp. 262-266) is the general term for human person. a man ‒ Gen. 2:5,7,8,15,16,18,19 mankind ‒ Gen. 1:26; 6:2,5,6,7; 9:5,6 both male and female ‒ Gen. 1:27; 5:2 proper name ‒ possibly Gen. 2:19,20,21,23; 3:8,9,17,20,21; 4:1,25; 5:1,2,3,4,5; Deut. 32:8; 1 Chr. 1:1 It is often hard, in the context of Genesis, to know if God is addressing "the man" or Adam. ▣ "Enosh" He is mentioned in Gen. 4:26; 5:6,7,9,10,11; 1 Chr. 1:1. His name (BDB 60) means "man" or "mankind." It is used synonymously with "Adam" (BDB 9, see note at Gen. 2:20) in Job 25:6; Ps. 8:4; 96:3; 144:3; Isa. 51:12; 56:2. 1:2 "Kenan" See Gen. 5:9-10 online. The meaning of his name is uncertain (BDB 884). ▣ "Mahalalel" See Gen. 5:13,15-17 online. ▣ "Jared" See Gen. 5:15 online. 1:3 "Enoch" See Gen. 5:18-24 online. He (BDB 335) was taken to be with God, Gen. 5:22-24. ▣ "Methuselah" See Gen. 5:25-27 online. He (BDB 607) lived longer than any person recorded in the OT. ▣ "Lamech" See Gen. 5:26-31 online. The person by this name (BDB 541) in Seth's line is hopeful of God's mercy, while the one by the same name in Cain's line is a violent man. 1:4 "Noah" See Gen. 5:29 online. The sons of this "blameless" man (cf. Gen. 6:9) are named in Gen. 5:32. His life is recorded in Genesis 6-9. His sons' genealogies are recorded in Genesis 10. Japheth ‒ Gen. 10:2-5 Ham ‒ Gen. 10:6-14,15-20 Shem ‒ Gen. 10:21-31 1:5 These men and their descendants settled in modern Anatolia (Turkey) and are used as symbols of rebellious nations in Ezekiel 38-39. 1:6 "Diphath" In Gen. 10:3, "Riphath" (LXX). The Hebrew letters "d" and "r" are very similar and often confused in Hebrew writings. 1:7 "Rodanim" In Gen. 10:4 it is "Dodanim" (LXX). Again, a confusion of the "d" and "r."
1 Crônicas 1:8-10
1:8 "Canaan" His children are mentioned in 1 Chr. 1:13-16. SPECIAL TOPIC: PRE-ISRAELITE INHABITANTS OF PALESTINE 1:9 "Raamah" Sometimes the name has the final "h" (cf. Gen. 10:7) and sometimes not (MT of 1 Chr. 1:9). Both names appear in 1 Chr. 1:9. 1:10 "Nimrod" See Gen. 10:8,9 online. He (BDB 650) was a mighty man whose life is described in Genesis 10; see notes there.
1 Crônicas 1:11-12
1:11 "Mizraim" See Gen. 10:13 online. He (BDB 595) and his descendants would become the inhabitants of southern Egypt. 1:12 "from which the Philistines came" This phrase relates to "Caphtor" (cf. Amos 9:7) not "Casluh" (i.e., 1 Chr. 1:12). For notes on the Philistines see Gen. 26:1 online.
1 Crônicas 1:13-16
1:13-16 See SPECIAL TOPIC: PRE-ISRAELITE INHABITANTS OF PALESTINE.
1 Crônicas 1:17-23
1:17 "Aram" Genesis 10:23 adds, "the sons of," which has dropped out in the MT. Aram's people are called Aramaeans or Syrians. ▣ "Meshech" In Gen. 10:23 "Mash"; in LXX totally different and an abbreviated list. 1:18 "Eber" See note at Gen. 10:21 online. 1:19 "for in his days the earth was divided" See note at Gen. 10:25 online. AB (p. 6) suggests the VERB "divided" (BDB 811, KB 928, Niphal PERFECT) means "districts" and, therefore, is geographical. Other scholars, because of Genesis 10-11, suggest it refers to languages being divided because of the tower of Babel.
1 Crônicas 1:24-27
1:27 "Abram, that is Abraham" The story of Abraham is found in Genesis 12-24, see notes online.
1 Crônicas 1:28-33
1:32 "concubine" This term (BDB 811) was a legal, but second tier, wife. Her children would not legally inherit, as would the children of a wife. Keturah is designated a concubine in Gen. 25:6. She had six sons by Abraham.
1 Crônicas 1:34-42
1:36 "Zephi" In Gen. 36:11 "Zepho"; in LXX "Sophar." ▣ "Timna" In Gen. 36:12 this person is the concubine of Eliphaz, who bore "Amalek." 1:39 "Timna" This may be the mother mentioned in 1 Chr. 1:36 (cf. Gen. 36:12). 1:40 "Alian" In Gen. 36:23 "Alvan"; in LXX "Golam." ▣ "Shephi" In Gen. 36:23 "Shepho." 1:41 "Hamran" In Gen. 36:26 "Hemdan"; in LXX "Hemeron." Again a problem with the Hebrew "d" and "r." 1:42 "Jaakan" In Gen. 36:27 "Akan"; in LXX "Lokan." Gen. 36:27 ‒ ועקן 1 Chr. 1:42 ‒ יעקן ▣ "Dishan" This is from Gen. 36:28. The MT has "Dishon."
1 Crônicas 1:43-51
1:46 "in the field of" This is idiomatic for "the land of" (cf. NIDOTTE, vol. 3, p. 1217, cf. Gen. 36:35; Num. 21:20; 1 Chr. 8:8). ▣ "Avith" The LXX has "Geththaim," but Gen. 36:35 has "Avith." 1:50 "Baal-hanan" Genesis 36:39 adds "son of Achbor." "Baal" reflects the name of the male fertility god of Canaan. SPECIAL TOPIC: FERTILITY WORSHIP OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST ▣ "Hadad" In Gen. 36:39 "Hadar." Hadad is also the name of a western Semitic rain god. The names "Baal" and "Hadad" were often combined or became parts of names separately. Note again the confusion of the Hebrew "d" and "r." ▣ "Pai" In Gen. 36:39 it is "Pau"; in the LXX "Phogor."