Verse 16
1 Chronicles 7:16
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Maacah, Makir's wife, had a son and called him Peresh. His brother was called Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/תֵּ֨לֶד מַעֲכָ֤ה אֵֽשֶׁת מָכִיר֙ בֵּ֔ן וַ/תִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמ/וֹ֙ פֶּ֔רֶשׁ וְ/שֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖י/ו שָׁ֑רֶשׁ וּ/בָנָ֖י/ו אוּלָ֥ם וָ/רָֽקֶם
English Translation
And Maacah, the wife of Machir, bore a son, and she named him Peresh; and his brother's name was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
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Chapter 7 Context
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The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron—a total of four.
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The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel—leaders of their families. In th...
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The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five were...
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They had many wives and sons and so in their genealogy they list 36,000 battle-ready fighting men.
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The relatives who were warriors belonging to all the families of Issachar, according to their geneal...
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Three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
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The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, leaders of their families—a total of five....
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The sons of Beker: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth....
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Their genealogy included the family heads and 20,200 fighting men.
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The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, a...
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All these sons of Jediael were family heads. They had 17,200 battle-ready warriors.
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Shuppim and Huppim were sons of Ir, and Hushim was the son of Aher.
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The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum—the descendants of Bilhah.
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The sons of Manasseh: Asriel whose mother was his Aramean concubine. She was also the mother of Maki...
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Makir found a wife for Huppim and a wife for Shuppim. His sister's name was Maacah. The second was c...
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Maacah, Makir's wife, had a son and called him Peresh. His brother was called Sheresh, and his sons...
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The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were all the sons of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh.
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His sister Hammoleketh was the mother of Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
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The sons of Shemida were: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
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The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his so...
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Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were killed by the men who were living in Gath...
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Their father Ephraim mourned for them a long time, and his relatives came to comfort him.
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Then he slept with his wife again. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son, whom he named Beriah...
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Sheerah, his daughter, founded Lower and Upper Beth Horon together with Uzzen Sheerah.
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Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,
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Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
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The land they owned and the places they lived included Bethel and nearby towns, from Naaran to the e...
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On the border with Manasseh were Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, along with their towns. These...
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The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.
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The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel, the father of Birzaith.
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Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, and of their sister Shua.
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The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were all the sons of Japhlet.
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The sons of Shomer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
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The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
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The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
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Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
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The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.
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The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
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These were all descendants of Asher—family heads, proven men, strong warriors, and great leaders. Ac...
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