"And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother {was} Sheresh; an…" — 1 Chronicles 7:16

1 Chronicles 7:16 · KJV

“And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother {was} Sheresh; and his sons {were} Ulam and Rakem.”

— 1 Chronicles 7:16

Verse 15

And Machir took to wife {the sister} of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name {was} Maachah;) and the name of the second {was} Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.

Verse 17

And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These {were} the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

1 Chronicles 7 — Context

The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: ({but} his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead:

And Machir took to wife {the sister} of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name {was} Maachah;) and the name of the second {was} Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.

And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother {was} Sheresh; and his sons {were} Ulam and Rakem.

And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These {were} the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.

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