The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
sons of Merari: of Jaaziah: Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
The sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son: Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
1 Chronicles — A post-exilic retelling of Israel's story through the Davidic line — genealogies from Adam to Saul, then David's reign reframed around temple preparation. The priestly history that answers the exile's question: what does it mean to return?
Voices1
The particular account of these establishments is of little use to us now; but, when Ezra published it, it was of great use to direct their church affairs after their return from captivity into the old channel again.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The verses this one reaches4
The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.
And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi.
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Numbers 3:20And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.
leads to
The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.
Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
Through
1 Chronicles 6:19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:
leads to
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.
Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.
Through
Exodus 6:19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.
leads to
And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
1 Chronicles 23:21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi.
leads to
Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Of Gershom:
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