1 Chronicles 1:34
in 1 Chronicles 1Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
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ASV
And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel.
KJV
And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 1
Commentary
1 note on this verseThis 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיּ֥וֹלֶד | vaiyoled | and he fathered | H3205 → | 496 times |
| אַבְרָהָ֖ם | ʾavraham | Abraham | H85 → | 175 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יִצְחָ֑ק ס | yitzchak | Isaac | H3327 → | 108 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִצְחָ֔ק | yitzchak | Isaac | H3327 → | 108 times |
| עֵשָׂ֖ו | ʾesav | Esau | H6215 → | |
| וְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס | veyisrael | and Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וַיּ֥וֹלֶדand he fathered
vaiyoledH3205 →496 times
אַבְרָהָ֖םAbraham
ʾavrahamH85 →175 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יִצְחָ֑ק סIsaac
yitzchakH3327 →108 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] sons of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יִצְחָ֔קIsaac
yitzchakH3327 →108 times
עֵשָׂ֖וEsau
ʾesavH6215 →
וְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סand Israel
veyisraelH3478 →2507 times
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
Genesis 32:28Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
it leads to
- Revelation 2:17
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone…
- Genesis 35:10
And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel.
- Isaiah 62:2–4
Nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow.
- Hosea 12:3–5
In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.
- Genesis 27:33–36
Isaac began to tremble violently and said, “Who was it, then, who hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I ate it all and blessed him—and indeed, he will…
- Revelation 2:17
Through
Matthew 1:2Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
it leads to
- Acts 7:8
Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 25:26
After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Acts 7:8
Through
Acts 7:8Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve…
it leads to
- Genesis 35:23–26
The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
- Genesis 35:23–26
Where this verse is studied
On this page
About 1 Chronicles

Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsEsauIsaac's elder son who despised his birthright (Heb 12:16); father of Edom, Israel's perennial neighbor and adversary.
- PersonPatriarchsAbrahamCalled out of Ur, the father of all who believe, justified by faith, and the friend of God through whose seed all nations are bles…
- PersonPatriarchsIsaacThe son of promise and of laughter — bound on Moriah, the quiet inheritor of the covenant.
This page draws on Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and W. H. Bennett, The Books of Chronicles (Expositor's Bible).
