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1 Chronicles 1:16

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse lists three more groups of people who descended from Canaan, showing how different nations and peoples came to be.

📚 Historical Context

1 Chronicles 1 is part of a lengthy genealogy in the Bible that traces the descendants of Noah after the Flood, illustrating how various nations and peoples originated from his sons. This specific verse lists some of the descendants of Canaan, a son of Ham, who were associated with regions in the ancient Near East, such as parts of modern-day Syria and Lebanon. These names, like the Arvadite, Zemarite, and Hamathite, refer to ancient tribes and cities that were often neighbors or rivals to the Israelites, helping to establish the historical and ethnic context of Israel's place among the nations.

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