1 Chronicles 4:18 meaning and explanation

And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah. Mered also took a Judean wife, who gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.

1 Chronicles 4:18, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse sits within the genealogy of Judah, a list of clans and towns that anchors the tribe's identity. Mered, a descendant of Judah through Ezrah, has a wife named Bithiah, identified as Pharaoh's daughter, and their children are linked to towns such as Eshtemoa.

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