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1 Chronicles 2:49
She was also the mother of Shaaph father of Madmannah, and of Sheva father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records Caleb’s extended family line immediately after listing his concubine Maacah’s sons, continuing the tribal genealogy before shifting to Hur’s descendants. The words — וַתֵּלֶד (va.tteled) translates literally as “and she bore,” while אָבִי (avi) means “[the] father of,” anchoring the passage in biological descent. The thread — The place names Madmannah and Gibeah reappear in Joshua 15:31 and Joshua 15:57 as allotted territories, and Gibeah surfaces in 2 Samuel 21:6 as the location of Saul’s lineage. Why it lands — The text demands recognition of how tribal inheritance and land allotment depend on verified family lines, requiring the reader to track genealogical continuity for historical and territorial accuracy.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
Cross-references
- Joshua 15:31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
- Joshua 15:57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten cities, along with their villages.
- 2 Samuel 21:6 let seven of his male descendants be delivered to us so that we may hang them before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the LORD.” “I will give them to you,” said the king.
- 1 Chronicles 2:42 The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.
- Isaiah 10:31 Madmenah flees; the people of Gebim take refuge.