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Explaining Minor Name Changes
Commentators note that the name 'Hamran' in this verse appears as 'Hemdan' in Genesis 36. They explain this is a common and understandable scribal error, as the Hebrew letters for 'd' and 'r' look very similar. This insight helps us appreciate the careful transmission of the text while understanding why minor variations exist between parallel accounts.
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1 Chronicles
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Chronicles 1:41
18th Century
Theologian
Amram (or rather, Hamran) and Hemdan (as noted in the margin) differ in the original text only by the same letter that marks the difference in [Ref…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Chronicles 1:41
19th Century
Bishop
The sons of Anah; Dishon. —Genesis 36:25 adds, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah. (Compare to [Reference 1 …
John Gill
On 1 Chronicles 1:41
17th Century
Pastor
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 1:38).
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Chronicles 1:28–54
17th Century
Minister
The genealogy is from this point confined to the posterity of Abraham. From reading these lists of names, let us take the opportunity to think of t…