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1 Chronicles 7:29

1 Chronicles 7:29
And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Bethshean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And the sons of Jether,.... The same with Ithran, the last of Zophah's sons but one, Ch1 7:37,

Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara; not Jephunneh the father of Caleb; he was not of the tribe of Asher,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Chronicles 7:20-40

We have here an account,

I. Of the tribe of Ephraim. Great things we read of that tribe when it came to maturity. Here we have an account of the disasters of its infancy, while it was in Egypt as it…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Beth-shean In 1Sa 31:10; 1Sa 31:12 spelt Beth-shan. It is the Greek Scythopolis, the modern Beisan. Bädeker, p. 222.

Taanach See 1Ch 6:70, note on Aner.

Megiddo Jdg 5:19; 2Ki 23:29; Zec 12:11. A city…