God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 1:34
34Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac’s sons were Esau and Israel.
1 Chronicles 1:34 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Abraham fathered Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel.
Context of 1 Chronicles 1:34
32Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, gave birth to the following sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. Jokshan’s sons were Sheba and Dedan. 33The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah. Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac’s sons were Esau and Israel. 35Esau’s sons were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. 36Eliphaz’s sons were Teman and Omar, Zephi and Gatam, Kenaz and Amalek, son of Timna.
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וַיּ֥וֹלֶד אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֶת־יִצְחָ֑ק ס בְּנֵ֣י יִצְחָ֔ק עֵשָׂ֖ו וְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 1:34
- Genesis 21:2So she became pregnant, and at the exact time God had promised, she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age.
- Matthew 1:2Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
- Luke 3:34son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Terah, son of Nahor,
- Acts 7:8“God gave Abraham circumcision to confirm his promise. So when Abraham’s son Isaac was born, Abraham circumcised him on the eighth day. Isaac did the same to his son Jacob, and Jacob did the same to his twelve sons (the ancestors of our tribes).
- Genesis 25:24When the time came for her to give birth, she had twins.
- Malachi 1:2“I loved you,” says the Lord. “But you ask, ‘How did you love us?’ “Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “I loved Jacob,
- Romans 9:10The same thing happened to Rebekah. Rebekah became pregnant by our ancestor Isaac.
- Genesis 32:28The man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob but Israel [He Struggles With God], because you have struggled with God and with men—and you have won.”
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 1:34
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-54Verses 28-54 The genealogy is from hence confined to the posterity of Abraham. Let us take occasion from reading these lists of names, to think of the multitudes that have gone through this world, have done their parts in it, and then quitted it. As one generation, even of sinful men, passes away, another comes. Ec 1:4; Nu 32:14, and will do so while the earth remains. Short is our passage through time into eternity. May we be distinguished as the Lord's…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-54Isaac’s genealogy first lists Esau's descendants (1 Chronicles 1:35–54) and then continues with Israel. The history of Edom is divided into three parts: Esau's sons (1 Chronicles 1:35–37) Seir's descendants (1 Chronicles 1:38–42) The kings who ruled Edom (1 Chronicles 1:43–54) This arrangement follows Genesis 36.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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