About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

10/21/2023

1 Chronicles 2:1-55 Genealogy from the Sons of Judah through to the Kenites

Genealogy from the Sons of Judah through to the Kenites

1 Chronicles 2:1-55           The First Book of Chronicles in [Smaller Chunks]

These are the sons of Israel, [a.k.a. Jacob:] Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar; Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad & Asher. [Judah's] sons: Er, Onan & Shelah: [these] 3 were born to him [by Shua's] daughter, the Canaanitess. 

[Judah's] first born, Er, was evil in the sight of the Lord & He [killed Er.] [Judah fathered, his] daughter-in-law, [Tamar's twin sons,] Pharez, [a.k.a. Perez] & Zerah. All the sons of Judah were 5. 

[Pharez'] sons: Hezron & Hamul. [Zerah's] sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, [a.k.a. Kalkol] & Dara [a.k.a. Darda:] 5 in all.

The son of Carmi, [a.k.a. Karmi]: [was] Achar [a.k.a. Achan, who caused trouble for] Israel, who [sinned] in the accursed thing. [Joshua 7:20-21 And Achan answered Joshua & said, Indeed, I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel & I have done [this:] When I saw among the [plunder] a [Babalonian] garment & 200 shekels of silver & a wedge of gold, then I [desired] them & took them. [Look,] they are [hidden] in the [ground] in the [middle] of my tent & the silver [is] under it.] [Ethan's] son: Azariah. 

[Hezron's] sons born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram & Chelubai, [a.k.a. Caleb.] Ram [fathered:] Amminadab. Amminadab [fathered:] Nahshon, [the leader] of the children [people] of Judah. 

Nahshon [fathered:] Salma [a.k.a. Salmon.] Salma [fathered:] Boaz. Boaz [fathered:] Obed. Obed [fathered:] Jesse. 

Jesse [fathered:] his first born, Eliab; Abinadab, the 2nd; Shimma [a.k.a. Shimea & Shammah,] the 3rd; Nethaneel [a.k.a. Nethanel,] the 4th; Raddai, the 5th; Ozem, the 6th & David, the 7th, whose sisters were Zeruiah & Abigail.

[Zeruiah's] sons: Abishai, Joab & Asahel: 3. Abigail [gave birth to:] Amasa. [Amasa's] father was Jether, the [Ishmaelite.] Caleb, [Hezron's] son, [fathered:] the children of Azubah, his wife & [also by] Jerioth. [Jerioth’s] sons are: Jesher, Shobab & Ardon. 

When Azubah was dead, Caleb [married:] Ephrath [who gave birth to:] Hur. Hur [fathered:] Uri. Uri [fathered:] Bezaleel [a.k.a. Bezalel.] Afterward, Hezron [was intimate with & later at 60 years old married] the daughter of Machir [a.k.a. Maker & Makir,] [who was] the father of Gilead.

[The daughter of Machir gave birth to:] Segub. And Segub [fathered:] Jair, who had 23 cities in the land of Gilead. And Geshur [a.k.a. Geshurites] & Arman [a.k.a. Syrians] took the towns of [Havvith] Jair from them, with Kenath & [its] towns: 60 cities. [Deuteronomy 3:14 Jair, [Manasseh’s] son, [captured] all the country of Argob [all the way to] the coasts of [the Geshurites & Maachathites] & called [Bashan] after his own name, Havoth Jair, [until] this day.]

All these belonged to the [descendants] of Machir, the father of Gilead. After that, Hezron [died] in Caleb Ephratah. Then, Abiah, [a.k.a. Abijah;] Hezron's wife gave birth to:] Ashur, the father of Tekoa.

The sons of Jerahmeel, [Hezron's] firstborn were: Ram, first born; Bunah; Oren; Ozem & Ahijah. Jerahmeel also had another wife, whose name was Atarah. 

She was the mother of Onam. The sons of Ram,[Jerahmeel's] firstborn, were: Maaz, Jamin & Eker. [Onam's] sons were: Shammai & Jada. [Shammai's] sons: Nadab & Abishur. 

[Abishur's] wife was named Abihail & she [gave birth to:] Ahban & Molid. [Nadab's] sons: Seled & Appaim; but Seled died without children. [Appaim's] son: Ishi. [Ishi's] son: Sheshan.

[Sheshan's] son: Ahlai. The sons of Jada, [who was] the brother of Shammai: Jether & Jonathan. Jether died without children. [Jonathan's] sons: Peleth & Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. 

Now, Sheshan had no sons, [only] daughters. Sheshan had an Egyptian servant, whose name was Jarha. Sheshan gave his daughter to [marry] Jarha, his servant & she [gave birth to:] Attai. 

Attai [fathered:] Nathan. Nathan [fathered:] Zabad. Zabad [fathered:] Ephlal. Ephlal [fathered:] Obed. Obed [fathered:] Jehu. Jehu [fathered:] Azariah. Azariah [fathered:] Helez. Helez [fathered:] Eleasah. 

Eleasah [fathered:] Sisamai, [a.k.a. Sismai]. Sisami [fathered:] Shallum. Shallum [fathered:] Jekamiah. Jekamiah [fathered:] Elishama. Now, the [descendants] of Caleb, [who was] the brother of Jerahmeel, were: Mesha, his first born, [who] was the father of Ziph & the sons of [Ziph were] Mareshah, the father of Hebron.

[Hebron's] sons: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem & Shema. Shema [fathered:] Raham. [Raham fathered:] Jorkoam [a.k.a. Jorkeam] & Rekem [fathered:] Shammai. [Shammai's] son was Maon. 

Maon [fathered:] Beth Zur. Caleb's [mistress,] Ephah, [gave birth to:] Haran, Moza & Gazez. [Haran also fathered a son named:] Gazez. [Jahdai's] sons: Regem, Jotham, Gesham [a.k.a. Geshan,] Pelet, Ephah & Shaaph. 

Caleb's [mistress,] Maachah, [a.k.a. Maakah gave birth to:] Sheber & Tirhanah. She also [gave birth to:] Shaaph. [Shaaph fathered:] Madmannah & Sheva. Sheva [fathered:] Machbenah, [a.k.a. Makbenah] & Gibea. 

[Caleb's] daughter was Achsa [a.k.a. Achsah & Aksah.] These were the [descendants] of Caleb. [Caleb's] son [was] Hur, [who was] the first born of Ephratah, [a.k.a. Ephrathah, were:] Shobal, the father of [the community of:] Kirjath Jearim [a.k.a. Kiriath Jearim, Kirjath-Baal & Baalah, ] 

Salma the father of [the community of:] Bethlehem. Hareph the father of [the community of:] Beth Gader, [a.k.a. Geder.] [The descendants of Shobal, who was the father of [Kirjath Jearim were:] Haroeh; half of the [families of] Manahethites [a.k.a. Manu Hoth.] The families of Jirjath Jearim: the Ithrites: Puhites [a.k.a. Puthites;] & Shumathites & the Mishraites.

[From] them came the Zareathites [a.k.a. Zorathites] & the Eshtaulites [a.k.a. Eshtaolites.] [The descendants] of Salma: Bethlehem & the Netophathites, Ataroth the house of Joab, [a.k.a. Atroth-BethJoab, or Astaroth-BethJoab] & half of the Manahethites [a.k.a. Manahathites] & the Zorites. 

And the families of the scribes, [who lived in] Jabez [were:] the Tirathites, the Shimeathites & the Suchathites [a.k.a. Sucathites.] These are the Kenites, [who] came [from] Hemath [a.k.a. Hammath,] the father of the house of Rechab [a.k.a. Rekabites or Beth Rekab.]