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1 Chronicles 4:18
These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah. Mered also took a Judean wife, who gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records tribal genealogies for post-exilic Judah, continuing Mered’s lineage after noting his first marriage to Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah.
The words — הַיְהֻדִיָּה (ha-yehûḏîyyâ) literally renders “the Judahite woman,” specifying the second wife’s tribal origin, while יָלְדָה (yalḏâ) states “she bore” to document her maternal contribution to the line.
The thread — The name Gedor appears in 1 Chronicles 4:4 and 1 Chronicles 4:39, and Joshua 15:58 locates Gedor within Judah’s territorial boundaries.
Why it lands — The text lists descendants and their associated towns to map familial lines onto geographic claims, requiring the reader to track how tribal inheritance and settlement are recorded.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.
Cross-references
- 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.
- 1 Chronicles 4:39 and they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, in search of pasture for their flocks.
- Joshua 15:58 Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,
- 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.
- Joshua 15:34 Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
- Joshua 15:48 These were in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,