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The sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and she bore Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
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A Puzzling Passage
Commentators agree that this verse is textually confusing. The phrase "and she bare" is problematic because no female has been mentioned as a mother. Scholars like Albert Barnes and Charles Ellicott suggest the original text is likely faulty or has been corrupted, making a precise understanding of these relationships impossible.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
She bore Miriam - Rather, “she conceived.” The mother is not mentioned, and it seems impossible to restore the original text with any certai…
19th Century
Anglican
And the sons of Ezra. —Hebrew, son, but some manuscripts have sons (see Note on 1 Chronicles 3:19; […
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the sons of Ezra
Who was perhaps the son of Asareel, last mentioned.
Jether, and Mered, and…
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