Journal Through the Bible: Week 88 Friday

I Chronicles 7:1-19

The genealogy below is not a complete list of the sons for Issachar, Benjamin or Manasseh. The lists in Genesis 46 of the people in Israel's family that went into Egypt and the one that enumerated families during the time of the second wilderness census and is found in Numbers 26:38-41 (which is the one for Benjamin for the sake of this example) are noticeably larger. The one found in this chapter is primarily a list of the mighty men and their families from among these 2 1/2 tribes. The numbers given here of the vast amount of men under each command hints at the fact that the whole list must be much larger than what is listed in these few verses!

22. Israel

23. Issachar

24. Tola (the heads of the family; they were a family of valiant men in the days of David)

25. Uzzi

26. Izrahiah and his sons

26. Michael

26. Obadiah

26. Joel

26. Ishiah

25. Rephaiah

25. Jeriel

25. Jahmai

25. Jibsam

25. Shemuel

24. Puah

24. Jashub

24. Shimrom

23. Benjamin

24. Bela (the heads of families; mighty men of valour)

25. Ezbon

25. Uzzi

25. Uzziel

25. Jerimoth

25. Iri

24. Becher

25. Zemira

25. Joash

25. Eliezer

25. Eloenai

25. Omri

25. Jerimoth

25. Abiah

25. Anathoth

25. Alameth

24. Jediael

25. Bilhan

26. Jeush

26. Benjamin

26. Ehud (the judge; cf. Judges )

26. Chenaanah

26. Zethan

26. Tharshish

26. Ahishahar

24. Shuppim/Muppim

24. Huppim

24. Maachah (female) *see verse 15

23. Naphtali

24. Jahziel

24. Guni

24. Jezer

24. Shallum

23. Manasseh

24. Ashriel

24. Machir (mother: the Aramitess, the concubine) + Maachah*

25. Gilead  (listed as the head of this family)

26. Zelophehad (there were more generations between him and Machir not given here)

27. All daughters (cf. Numbers 27)

25. Peresh (mother: Maachah)

26. Ulam

27. Bedan

26. Rakem

25. Sheresh (mother: Maachah)

25. Hammoleketh

26. Ishod

26. Abiezer

26. Mahalah

Descended from Manasseh, but not specified how:

Shemidah

Ahian

Shechem

Likhi

Aniam