1 Chronicles 1:3
Chanokh, Metushelach, Lamech,
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
4Noach, Shem, Cham, and Yephet.
Cross References
Genesis 5:21And Chanokh lived sixty and five shanah, and fathered Metushelach;
Hebrews 11:5By Emunah Chanokh was taken up, was translated, not to see mavet, V'EINENNU KI LAKACH OTO ELOHIM + 11:5 Gn 5:24 (and he was not, because G-d took him [up]). Before Chanokh was raptured in his aliyah l'Shomayim, he received solemn eidus (testimony) that he had been pleasing to Hashem.
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 →