1 Chronicles 1:27
Abram, this is Abraham.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
28And the sons of Abraham, Isaac and Ismahel.
Cross References
Genesis 11:27And these are the generations of Thare: Thare begot Abram, Nachor, and Aran. And Aran begot Lot.
Joshua 24:2And he spoke thus to the people: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Your fathers dwelt of old on the other side of the river, Thare the father of Abraham, and Nachor: and they served strange gods.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 1:2-28
First Chronicles In common things repetition is thought needless and nauseous; but, in sacred things, precept must be upon precept and line upon line. To me, says the apostle, to write the same things is not grievous, but for you it is safe, Phil. iii. 1 . These books of Chronicles are in a great measure repetition; so are much of the second and third of the four evangelists: and yet there are no tautologies either here or there no vain repetitions. We may be ready to think that of all the books of holy scripture… Read the whole commentary →