Journal Through the Bible: Week 88 Tuesday

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I Chronicles 6:1-30

In the beginning of this chapter we are given a broad outline of the Levitical family tree. There we see the familiar names of Moses and his siblings, Aaron and Miriam. Then we are specifically given the names of all of the high priests from Aaron through Jehozadak, the high priest at the time of the fall of Jerusalem.

Then we read about some of the Levites that served as ministers and servants of the tabernacle and temple. More details are given and the family tree begins to fill in a little more.

22. Israel

23. Levi

24. Gershon

25. Libni

26. Jahath

27. Zimmah

28. Joah

29. Iddo

30. Zerah

31. Jeaterai

25. Shimei

24. Kohath

25. Amram

26. Aaron (The first High Priest)

27. Nadab

27. Abihu

27. Eleazar (The Line of High Priests until the captivity of Judah)

28. Phinehas

29. Abishua

30. Bukki

31. Uzzi

32. Zerahiah

33. Meraioth

34. Amariah

35. Ahitub

36. Zadok

37. Ahimaaz

38. Azariah

39. Johanan

40. Azariah (executed the service in Solomon’s Temple)

41. Amariah

42. Ahitub

43. Zadok

44. Shallum

45. Hilkiah

46. Azariah

47. Seraiah

48. Jehozadak (went into captivity)

27. Ithamar

26. Moses

26. Miriam (female)

25. Izhar

25. Hebron

25. Uzziel

24. Merari

25. Mahli

26. Libni

27. Shimei

28. Uzza

29.  Shimea

30. Haggiah

31. Asaiah

25. Mushi

To which son of Kohath does the following line (verses 22-24) belong? It is very similar to a line descended from Izhar, which is the line of Elkanah the father of Samuel, but it is not his exact line. Perhaps Amminadab was another son of Izhar. Samuel was not descended from Amminadab. We will read his genealogy tomorrow. A portion of it is found in I Samuel 1:1-2.)

Amminadab

Korah

Assir

Elkanah

Ebiasaph

Assir

Tahath

Uriel

Uzziah

Shaul

Then we are given the names of Elkanah's sons. The two mentioned in verse 25 do not seem to be from the Elkanah of verse 26. In fact, Amasai, the son of Elkanah in verse 25 might be the same Amasai of verse 35 which we will read tomorrow. If so, this Amasai was a distant ancestor of Samuel and this Amasai had a brother named Ahimoth.

Elkanah

Amasai

Ahimoth

Then we read the names of Samuel and his brothers/half brothers. We are told in I Samuel 2:21 that Hannah gave birth to 3 sons and 2 daughters but the names of the daughters are not given. We also are not told which sons were Hannah's and which were Peninah's. We see also that Samuel had 2 sons, which we knew already from reading I Samuel, but here we learn more about them. Samuel's son Vashni was also called Joel.

Elkanah

Samuel (by Hannah)

Vashni/Joel (cf. verse 33)

Abiah

Zophai

Nahath

Eliab

Jeroham

Elkanah