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1 Chronicles 7 Summary
Genealogies of the Northern Tribes
This chapter provides genealogies of the tribes of Israel. It records Issachar's sons and their military strength, Benjamin's descendants and their warriors, Naphtali's lineage, and Manasseh's line including his descendants through Machir. The chapter continues with Ephraim's genealogy, noting the tragedy of Ephraim's sons who were slain by the men of Gath, then records Asher's descendants and their military capacity.
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1 Chronicles 7:1
“Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.”
1 Chronicles 7:21
“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.”
1 Chronicles 7:40
“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.”
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