Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 2:19
When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records Caleb’s family line, noting the transition from his first wife Azubah to a subsequent marriage with Ephrath. This entry functions as a structural marker within a broader genealogical register tracking the descendants of Hezron.
The words — וַ/תָּ֖מָת (va./Ta.mot) translates literally as “and she died,” while וַ/יִּֽקַּֽח־ (va/i.yi.kach-) means “and he took.” These verbs mark the chronological and relational shift that produces the next named ancestor.
The thread — The Chronicler later cites Hur as the firstborn of Ephrath in 1 Chronicles 2:50 and 1 Chronicles 4:4, while 1 Chronicles 2:24 records a separate marriage of Hezron to Abijah. None of these cross-references describe Hur’s birth or a marital shift; they only list later descendants or document a different union.
Why it lands — The text establishes Hur’s origin within Caleb’s lineage, directly linking him to the line that continues to Uri and Bezalel in 1 Chronicles 2:20. It requires the reader to track how marital transitions in the genealogical record preserve ancestral continuity.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 2:50 These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,
- 1 Chronicles 2:24 After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
- 1 Chronicles 4:4 Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.
- Micah 5:2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.