Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Verse Takeaways
1
A Note on Scribal Errors
This verse lists sons of the original inhabitants of Edom, not Esau's direct line. Scholars explain that the name 'Jaakan' is likely a scribal error for 'and Akan' (as seen in Genesis 36). This happened because of the visual similarity between two Hebrew letters, reminding us of the careful transmission of the biblical text.
See 2 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
1 Chronicles
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
Commentaries
4
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Chronicles 1:35–42
19th Century
Bishop
The tribes of Esau and Seir, extracted from Genesis 36:0
John Gill
On 1 Chronicles 1:42
17th Century
Pastor
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 1:38).
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…