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1 Chronicles 1:23

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse lists three more descendants of Joktan, completing the genealogy of this branch of Noah's family tree.

📚 Historical Context

This genealogy appears in the opening chapters of 1 Chronicles, written after Israel's return from Babylonian exile around 400 BC. The chronicler was helping the Jewish people understand their place in God's plan by tracing their lineage back to Adam and showing how all nations descended from Noah's sons after the flood.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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