Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 8:5
Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler lists three names within the genealogical record of Benjamin, immediately following the account of Ehud’s descendants being exiled to Manahath.
The words — The text records וְ/גֵרָ֥א (ve./ge.Ra', "and Gera"), וּ/שְׁפוּפָ֖ן (u./she.fu.Fan, "and Shephuphan"), and וְ/חוּרָֽם (ve./chu.Ram, "and Huram") as consecutive entries in a patriarchal register.
The thread — These names correspond to clan and tribal designations recorded in 1 Chronicles 7:12, Numbers 26:39, and Judges 3:15, where they function as ancestral markers for Benjaminite groups.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to acknowledge the preservation of specific tribal lineages and the historical continuity of the tribe of Benjamin across generations.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 7:12 The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir, and the Hushites were descendants of Aher.
- Numbers 26:39 the Shuphamite clan from Shupham, and the Huphamite clan from Hupham.
- Judges 3:15 And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.