1 Chronicles 2:5
in 1 Chronicles 2The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
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The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul.
KJV
The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 2
Commentary
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The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul
on 1 Chronicles 2:5-7
Zerah's five sons include Ethan, Heman, Calcol and Dara, the men Solomon's wisdom is measured against in 1 Kings 4:31, though that earlier passage calls them sons of Mahol rather than Zerah; the bench generally reads the two lists as naming the same men from different sides of the family. The list breaks its own rhythm at Carmi's son, spelling him Achar rather than the Achan of Joshua 7 so the name itself preaches: he is called the troubler of Israel, the very charge Ahab later throws at Elijah in 1 Kings 18:17.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), was the father of all this progeny, his sons, Caleb and Jerahmeel, being very fruitful, and he himself likewise, even in his old age, for he left his wife pregnant when he died,
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The sons of Pharez,.... One of the above twins, born to Judah: Hezron and Hamul; see Gen 46:12.
The words behind it
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בְּנֵי־ | benei- | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| פֶ֖רֶץ | feretz | Perez | H6557 → | 15 times |
| חֶצְר֥וֹן | chetzron | Hezron | H2696 → | 18 times |
| וְחָמֽוּל׃ ס | vechamul | and Hamul | H2538 → |
בְּנֵי־[the] sons of
benei-H1121 →4930 times
פֶ֖רֶץPerez
feretzH6557 →15 times
חֶצְר֥וֹןHezron
chetzronH2696 →18 times
וְחָמֽוּל׃ סand Hamul
vechamulH2538 →
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
Matthew 1:3Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
it leads to
- Genesis 46:12
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 4:1
The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 38:24–27
About three months later, Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant.” “Bring her out!” Judah replied. “Let her be burned to death!”
- Genesis 38:29–30
But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.
- Ruth 4:18–22
Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,
- Genesis 46:12
Through
Ruth 4:18Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,
it leads to
- Matthew 1:3–6
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
- 1 Chronicles 2:4–8
Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
- Luke 3:33
the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
- Matthew 1:3–6
About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Jamieson Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.