1 Chronicles 1:27
Abram—the same, is Abraham.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
28The sons of Abraham, Isaac and Ishmael.
Cross References
Genesis 11:27These, then are the generations of Terah, Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran,—and, Haran, begat Lot;
Joshua 24:2Then said Joshua unto all the people—Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel, Beyond the River, dwelt your fathers from age-past times, [unto] Terah, father of Abraham, and father of Nahor,—and they served other 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 →