1 Chronicles 1:25

Study note

Setting — The chronicler records a linear genealogy tracing descent from Shem through Shelah to Eber, Peleg, and Reu. This list functions as a historical bridge between the patriarchal era and the subsequent Abrahamic line.

The words — The text lists עֵבֶר ('E.ver, Eber) and פֶּ֖לֶג (Pe.leg, Peleg) as consecutive ancestors. These Hebrew names appear strictly as proper nouns in the genealogical register without descriptive modifiers.

The thread — This same ancestral sequence appears in reverse order in Luke 3:35, where the lineage moves backward from Reu through Peleg and Eber to Shelah.

Why it lands — The verse demands acknowledgment of an unbroken historical record rather than theological commentary. It requires the reader to trace covenantal continuity through named individuals without adding narrative embellishment.

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