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of the half -[tribe] of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:

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A Legacy of Leadership

Scholars suggest the names in this list connect to other famous biblical figures. Jaasiel was likely the son of Abner, King Saul's well-known general, and Iddo may have been an ancestor of the prophet Zechariah. This list isn't just an administrative record; it's a tapestry weaving together generations of Israel's leaders.

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1 Chronicles

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On 1 Chronicles 27:16–22

18th Century

Theologian

Gad and Asher are omitted from this list of the tribes. Similarly, Dan and Zebulon are omitted from the genealogical survey of the tribes ([Referen…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 1 Chronicles 27:21

19th Century

Bishop

Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead. —Rather, towards Gilead, Gilead-ward: i.e., on the east of the Jordan, in Gilead…

John Gill

John Gill

On 1 Chronicles 27:21

17th Century

Pastor

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 27:16).

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 1 Chronicles 27:16–34

17th Century

Minister

The officers of the court, or the rulers of the king's possessions, had the oversight and charge of the king's cultivated land, his vineyards, his …