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1 Chronicles 9:37

Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Chronicler records a genealogical list of Saul’s descendants and relatives who settled in Jerusalem.

The words — גְד֣וֹר (ge.Dor) translates to Gedor, and מִקְלֽוֹת (mik.Lot) translates to Mikloth, functioning as proper names in a direct paternal sequence.

The thread — These names run in the parallel genealogy of 1 Chronicles 8:31 and continue in 1 Chronicles 9:38 where Mikloth is identified as the father of Shimeam.

Why it lands — It requires the reader to track specific family lines and verify their geographic placement in Jerusalem following the return from exile.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.

Cross-references

People named

MiklothAhioGedorZecher