Bible Strands
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.
Berean Standard Bible
Follow its threads on the canvas →
Study note
Setting — The Chronicler continues a tribal genealogy, listing descendants of Hur to document Judah’s family lines and territorial claims.
The words — The terms אֲבִי ('avi, "father of") and בְנֵי־ (benei, "sons/descendants of") function as standard genealogical markers that link Penuel, Ezer, and Hur to specific offspring and locations.
The thread — This record parallels 1 Chronicles 2:50, which names Hur as the firstborn of Ephrathah and traces his lineage, and recalls the settlement name Gedor in 1 Chronicles 4:39.
Why it lands — The text explicitly names Hur’s descendants and his role as father of Bethlehem, establishing ancestral authority and land inheritance without elaboration.
Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.
The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Beth–lehem.
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 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.
- 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 15:36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (or Gederothaim)—fourteen cities, along with their villages.
- 1 Chronicles 2:19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.