Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 7:20
The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler compiles a tribal genealogy for Ephraim during the post-exilic restoration of Israel's records. This passage functions as a structural marker within a broader survey of Israelite clans.
The words — The Hebrew phrase וּ/בְנֵ֥י אֶפְרַ֖יִם (u./ve.Nei 'ef.Ra.yim) literally means "and the descendants of Ephraim." The repeated term בְּנ/וֹ֙ (be.N/o), translating to "his son," establishes a direct patrilineal succession.
The thread — The same ancestral pattern appears in Numbers 26:35, which lists Shuthelah as the progenitor of an Ephraimite clan. Both passages operate as administrative registers tracking tribal descent.
Why it lands — The text records a continuous line of names to preserve tribal identity and land inheritance rights. It requires the reader to recognize how genealogical documentation establishes communal structure without narrative commentary.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the sons of Ephraim; Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son,
Cross-references
- Numbers 26:35 These were the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The Shuthelahite clan from Shuthelah, the Becherite clan from Becher, and the Tahanite clan from Tahan.