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1 Chronicles 1:18 Explained in Context
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Verse 18. 18And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
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Role in This Section
This verse advances the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence: “And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Shem's branches reach Eber and Joktan.”
Read It With
- 1 Chronicles 1:17–23
Read 1 Chronicles 1:18 with 1:17–23. The selected wording supplies one step in the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence; the surrounding verses supply the relationships and outcome summarized here: Shem's descendants branch through Arphaxad and Eber, with Peleg and Joktan's sons named.
Why It Needs Context
1 Chronicles 1:18 depends on 1:17–23; isolating “And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber” would detach a supporting name, action, quotation, number, object, or transition from “Shem's branches reach Eber and Joktan.”
Read 1 Chronicles 1:17–23 together
Why these verses belong together: 1 Chronicles 1:17–23 forms the complete movement “Shem's branches reach Eber and Joktan”: Shem's descendants branch through Arphaxad and Eber, with Peleg and Joktan's sons named.
Verse 17. 17 The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
Verse 18. 18 And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
Verse 19. 19 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name was Joktan.
Verse 20. 20 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
Verse 21. 21 Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,
Verse 22. 22 And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
Verse 23. 23 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
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Biblical text
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Exact location: 1 Chronicles 1:17–23, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
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