1 Chronicles 4:17 Meaning and Explanation
“And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.”
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Read Full Chapter →The sons of Ezra are Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon; and Mered's wife bears Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.
What Does 1 Chronicles 4:17 Mean?
The chronicler records the children of Ezra and the offspring of Mered, including a daughter named Miriam and the founder of the town Eshtemoa. The list reaches into both sons and daughters of the line.
Each name marks a household woven into Judah's inheritance and a life known to the Lord. The patient gathering of these families witnesses to a God who builds His purposes slowly and surely through ordinary households.
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What does 1 Chronicles 4:17 mean?
The sons of Ezra are Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon; and Mered's wife bears Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.