1 Chronicles 1:20

And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The Chronicler records a genealogical list tracing the descendants of Shem, specifically noting Joktan as the father of several named sons following the division of the earth in Peleg’s day.

The words — The Hebrew יָלַד (ya.lad) denotes the act of fathering or begetting, introducing the object marker אֶת (ʾet) and the proper names אַלְמוֹדָד (ʾal.mō.dād), שָׁלֶף (šā.lep̄), and חֲצַרְמָוֶת (ḥăṣar.mā.wet).

The thread — This exact sequence of names appears in Genesis 10:26 as part of the Table of Nations, confirming the Chronicler’s reliance on earlier patriarchal records.

Why it lands — The verse functions as a structural marker in a genealogy, demanding precise attention to ancestral lines without offering narrative commentary or theological expansion.

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The Hebrew words

וְיָקְטָ֣ןve./ya.ke.Tanand/ Joktan יָלַ֔דya.Ladhe fathered אֶת־'et-<obj.>אַלְמוֹדָ֖ד'al.mo.DadAlmodad וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>שָׁ֑לֶףSha.lefSheleph וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>חֲצַרְמָ֖וֶתcha.tzar.Ma.vetHazarmaveth וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>יָֽרַח׃Ya.rachJerah

King James Version

And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

Cross-references

Genesis 10:26 And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

People named

JoktanAlmodadHazarmavethJerahSheleph