Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 2:26
Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler compiles a genealogical record for post-exilic Judah, documenting the descendants of Hezron and Jerahmeel to preserve tribal identity.
The words — אִשָּ֥ה ('i.Shah) translates to "a wife," and אֵ֥ם ('em) translates to "mother," anchoring the verse in direct familial designation.
The thread — This pattern of recording secondary wives and their offspring appears throughout 1 Chronicles 1–9 and is structurally mirrored in the genealogical frameworks of Matthew 1:3 and Luke 3:33.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of precise lineage boundaries before any theological or covenantal claims are applied to the named descendants.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.