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1 Chronicles 1:29 Explained in Context
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Verse 29. 29These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
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Quick Meaning
This verse advances the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence: “These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam.” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Abraham's household includes several lines.”
Read It With
- 1 Chronicles 1:28–34
Read 1 Chronicles 1:29 with 1:28–34. 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: Isaac and Ishmael are named, Ishmael's sons and Keturah's descendants are retained, and Isaac's sons Esau and Israel close the unit.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within “Abraham's household includes several lines,” 1 Chronicles 1:29 advances the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence through the wording “These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam.” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: The Chronicler preserves relatives outside Israel's line before moving toward Esau and then Israel. 1 Chronicles 1:24–27 has just established this prior movement: A terse chain from Shem through Terah ends by identifying Abram as Abraham. Together those details explain why “Abraham's household includes several lines” belongs here rather than merely following a database record.
Read 1 Chronicles 1:28–34 together
Why these verses belong together: 1 Chronicles 1:28–34 forms the complete movement “Abraham's household includes several lines”: Isaac and Ishmael are named, Ishmael's sons and Keturah's descendants are retained, and Isaac's sons Esau and Israel close the unit.
Verse 28. 28 The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.
Verse 29. 29 These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
Verse 30. 30 Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
Verse 31. 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
Verse 32. 32 Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.
Verse 33. 33 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.
Verse 34. 34 And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.
What Remains True
Communal memory must preserve real people, households, disruptions, and belonging without turning ancestry into superiority, spiritual rank, or entitlement. This unit tests that truth through the narrated movement: Isaac and Ishmael are named, Ishmael's sons and Keturah's descendants are retained, and Isaac's sons Esau and Israel close the unit. In 1 Chronicles 1:29, the concrete line “These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam” keeps that truth accountable to the narrated evidence.
How It Can Shape Life
- The evidence to keep visible in this verse is “These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam.” When a community tells its story, document people accurately, notice women and outsiders as persons, state gaps honestly, and reject ancestry tests for dignity, faith, citizenship, land, or leadership. This response follows from the unit's own movement: Isaac and Ishmael are named, Ishmael's sons and Keturah's descendants are retained, and Isaac's sons Esau and Israel close the unit.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: 1 Chronicles 1:28–34, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 1 Chronicles
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
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Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/1Chr.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 1:28–34
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NET Bible Full Notes: 1 Chronicles
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press; STEP Bible presentation, 2019 edition; current web presentation
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Exact location: STEP Bible NET2full, 1 Chronicles 1:28–34, verse-attached translation and translator notes
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