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1 Chronicles 7:17 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 7 · verse 17
And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.1 Chronicles 7:17 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 7:17 in context
15And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.
16And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
17And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
18And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.
19And the sons of Shemidah were, Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ManassehMᵉnashshehMenashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryH4519 →
- GileadGilʻâdGilad, a region East of the JordanH1568 →
- MachirMâkîyrMakir, an IsraeliteH4353 →
- BedanBᵉdânBedan, the name of two IsraelitesH917 →
- sonsbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- UlamʼÛwlâmUlam, the name of two IsraelitesH198 →
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We have here a short view given us, I. Of the tribe of Issachar, whom Jacob had compared to a strong ass, couching between two burdens (Gen 49:14), an industrious tribe, that minded their country business very closely and rejoiced in their tents, Deu 33:18. And here it appears, 1. That they were a numerous tribe;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-19