1 Chronicles 1:29
in 1 Chronicles 1These are their genealogies:
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
These are their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
KJV
These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 1
Commentary
3 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
These are their generations - As Shem was reserved until after Japheth and Ham 1Ch 1:5-16, because in him the genealogy was to be continued (Gen 10:2 note), so Isaac is now reserved until the other lines of descent from Abraham have been completed. The same principle gives the descendants of Esau a prior place to those of Jacob 1 Chr. 1:35-51; 1Ch 2:1.
This site's exposition
The sons of Abraham
on 1 Chronicles 1:28-34
The Chronicler's sorting rule shows itself: Ishmael's twelve princes and Keturah's sons are listed first and finished, and then the line the book cares about is taken up last, and Abraham begat Isaac. The non-elect branches are honored with their names and dismissed from the story in the same breath, the pattern Genesis itself set with its toledoth and Esau's list before Jacob's. Nothing is said against the other sons; they are simply not where this book is going.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
We shall have little to say of the Midianites, who descended from Abraham's children by Keturah. They were children of the east (probably Job was one of them), and were separated from Isaac, the heir of the promise ( Gen. xxv. 6 ), and therefore they are only named here,
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֵ֖לֶּה | ʾeleh | these | H428 → | 746 times |
| תֹּלְדוֹתָ֑ם | toledotam | [were] generations their | H8435 → | 39 times |
| בְּכ֤וֹר | bekhor | [the] firstborn of | H1060 → | 122 times |
| יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ | yishmael | Ishmael | H3458 → | 48 times |
| נְבָי֔וֹת | nevayot | Nebaioth | H5032 → | |
| וְקֵדָ֥ר | vekedar | and Kedar | H6938 → | |
| וְאַדְבְּאֵ֖ל | veadbeel | and Adbeel | H110 → | |
| וּמִבְשָֽׂם׃ | umivsam | and Mibsam | H4017 → |
אֵ֖לֶּהthese
ʾelehH428 →746 times
תֹּלְדוֹתָ֑ם[were] generations their
toledotamH8435 →39 times
בְּכ֤וֹר[the] firstborn of
bekhorH1060 →122 times
יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙Ishmael
yishmaelH3458 →48 times
נְבָי֔וֹתNebaioth
nevayotH5032 →
וְקֵדָ֥רand Kedar
vekedarH6938 →
וְאַדְבְּאֵ֖לand Adbeel
veadbeelH110 →
וּמִבְשָֽׂם׃and Mibsam
umivsamH4017 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 60:7All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house.
it leads to
- Isaiah 56:7
I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called…
- Isaiah 56:7
Through
Genesis 28:9Esau went to Ishmael and married Mahalath, the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, in addition to the wives he already had.
it leads to
- Genesis 36:3
and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.
- Genesis 36:3
Through
Song of Solomon 1:5I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
it leads to
- Luke 15:22
But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
- Song of Solomon 2:14
O my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your countenance is…
- Psalms 120:5
Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- Song of Solomon 5:8
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.
- Luke 15:22
Through
Psalms 120:4Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!
it leads to
- James 3:5–8
In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
- James 3:5–8
Where this verse is studied
On this page
About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Keil, The Books of the Chronicles; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and W. H. Bennett, The Books of Chronicles (Expositor's Bible).