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1 Chronicles 1:15

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse continues listing the descendants of Canaan, naming three more groups of people who lived in the ancient Middle East.

📚 Historical Context

1 Chronicles is a book in the Old Testament that compiles detailed genealogies to trace the lineage of Israel and surrounding nations, drawing from earlier biblical accounts like those in Genesis. In this verse, we see a list of the descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham, which includes the Hivite, Arkite, and Sinite peoples, helping to outline the ancient tribes that inhabited the regions near the Promised Land. These genealogies served as a historical record for the Israelites, especially during the post-exilic period, to reaffirm their identity and God's promises.

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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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