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1 Chronicles 4:5 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 4 · verse 5
And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.1 Chronicles 4:5 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 4:5 in context
3And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:
4And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.
5And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
7And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- NaarahNaʻărâhNaarah, the name of an Israelitess, and of a place in PalestineH5292 →
- AshurʼAshchûwrAshchur, an IsraeliteH806 →
- TekoaTᵉqôwaʻTekoa, a place in PalestineH8620 →
- wivesʼishshâha womanH802 →
- HelahChelʼâhChelah, an IsraelitessH2458 →
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