Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brothers, six hundred ninety.
Verse Takeaways
1
A Scholarly Debate
Commentators disagree on what the number 690 represents. Some scholars argue it refers only to the descendants of Zerah, while others suggest it's a total for several clans of Judah combined. This highlights how biblical experts carefully compare texts to understand details, and that some ambiguities can exist.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
1 Chronicles
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
3
19th Century
Anglican
Of the sons of Zerah. —The Zarhites are omitted in the parallel passage of Nehemiah, where we read, instead of the present stateme…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And of the sons of Zerah Another son of Judah:
Jeuel, and their brethren; six hundred and ninety<…
Presbyterian
This chapter expresses that one end of recording all these genealogies was to direct the Jews, when they returned from captivity, with whom to unit…
