Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Chronicles 1

1 ADam, Sheth , Enosh,

i. e. Adam begat Sheth: And so in the following Particulars. For brevity sake he onely mentions their Names; but the rest is easily understood out of the former ▪Books and from the Nature of the thing; and from some following Passages where the Sence is compleated.

Marginal references: [illegible: 1 word]. [illegible: 1 word]

4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth .

Formerly he mentions onely one Son, but here he names and treats of Noah's three Sons, partly because they were all the Founders of the New World; and partly because the Accomplishment of Noah's Famous Prophecy, Gen. 9. 25, 26, 27. could not otherwise appear but by the Account of their several Posterities.

6 And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath , and Togarmah.

Or, Diphath: For those two Hebrew Letters which answer to our D and R, being very like, are oft confounded and exchanged, as v. 7, 41, 46, 50.

Marginal references: [illegible: 1 span]

12 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines ,) and Caphthorim.

Of which see the Notes on Gen. 10. 14.

Marginal references: [illegible: 1 word]. 2. 23.

14 The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

The People so called. So the Names which follow until v. 17▪ are not the Names of particular Persons, but of People or Nations. And all these descended from Canaan, though some of them were afterwards extinct or confounded with others of their Brethren by Cohabitation or mutual Marriages, whereby they lost their Names: Which is the Reason why they are no more mentioned▪ at least under these Names.

17 The sons of Shem ; Elam, and Ashur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

Either the Name of sons is so taken here as to include Grandsons, who are called Sons, Gen. 29. 5. 2 Sam. 19, 24. Or, these words, The Children of Aram, are understood and inserted before Uz, out of Gen. 10. 23. where they are expressed.

Marginal references: Gen. 10. 22▪ & 11. 10.; Or, Mash. Gen. 10. 23.

18 And Arphaxad begat Shelah , and Shelah begat Eber.

Either Immediately, or Mediately by his Son Cainan, who is expressed, Luke 3. 35. of which, God assisting, I shall speak in its proper place.

19 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, (because in his days the earth was divided ,) and his brothers name was Joktan.

In their Languages and Habitations: Of which see Gen. 11. 7.

Marginal references: That is, division.

22 And Ebal , and Abimael, and Sheba,

Or, Obal, as it is Gen. 10. 28. Such proper Names being oft differently written according to the difference of Times, and People, [illegible: 1 word] Writers.

24 Shem, Arphaxad , Shelah,

Having given a brief and general Account of the Original of the World and the People in it, he now returns to a more large and particular Account of the Genealogy of Shem, from whom the Jews were descended.

Marginal references: Gen. 11. 10▪ Luke 3. 36.

36 The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna , and Amalek.

There is another Timna, the Concubine of Eliphaz. Gen. 36 12. but this was one of his Sons, though called by the same Name; there being some Names common both to Men and Women in the Hebrew and in other Languages.

Marginal references: Or, Zepho. Gen. 36. 11.

38 And the sons of Seir ; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.

One of another Nation, Prince of the Horims; whose Genealogy is here described, because of that Affinity which was contracted between his and Esau's Posterity; and those who were not united and incorporated with them, were destroyed by them. See Deut. 2. 12.

43 Now these are the Kings that reigned in the land of Edom , before any King reigned over the Children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his City was Dinhabah.

Of this and the following Verses see on Gen. 36. 31, &c. whence this whole Relation is taken.

Marginal references: Gen. 36. 31.