Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 1:27
and Abram (that is, Abraham).
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records a patriarchal genealogy tracing the descent from Terah to his son. The passage operates as a historical bridge in a family register rather than a spoken address.
The words — אַבְרָ֖ם (Abram) is directly equated to אַבְרָהָֽם (Abraham) using the clarifying marker ה֥וּא (he). This literary notation functions as a textual gloss to identify the same figure by two known names.
The thread — The name Abram appears in Genesis 11:27 as Terah’s son and in Nehemiah 9:7 as the one called by God. Joshua 24:2 later recalls the same patriarch when recounting Israel’s ancestral lineage.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to recognize the continuity of the patriarchal line despite the name change. It establishes Abram and Abraham as identical historical figures within the recorded genealogy.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Abram; the same is Abraham.
Cross-references
- Genesis 11:27 This is the account of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.
- Joshua 24:2 And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.
- Nehemiah 9:7 You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.
- Genesis 17:5 No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.