1 Chronicles 1:21

Study note

Setting — The Chronicler records a fragment of Joktan’s offspring within a broader ancestral register, addressing post-exilic Israel to trace familial lines. The narrative pauses mid-list to name three specific sons before continuing in the following verse.

The words — The text lists הֲדוֹרָ֥ם (ha.do.Ram), rendered literally as Hadoram, and אוּזָ֖ל ('u.Zal), rendered as Uzal. The Hebrew particle וְ/אֶת (ve./'Et) functions here as a conjunction introducing each proper name as a direct object of the preceding genealogical verb.

The thread — This trio appears in the Joktan lineage also recorded in Genesis 10:26-28. The Chronicler repeats the same names in 1 Chronicles 1:21 to preserve the ancestral record for his audience.

Why it lands — The verse demands recognition of the text as a structured genealogical document rather than a narrative episode. It requires the reader to track continuity across lists without inserting explanatory commentary.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.