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==An example of a Biblical genealogy with many generations missing== | |||
Moses and Joshua were contemporaries during the exodus from Egypt. They were descendants of Levi and Joseph, two of Jacob's sons—also contemporaries. Moses was descended from Levi, and Joshua was descended from Joseph and his son Ephraim. Comparing the genealogies of Moses and Joshua, we see that all the names cannot be recorded: there would be twelve generations from Joseph to Joshua, but only four generations from Levi to Moses. | |||
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[[1 Chronicles 6:1-3]]: <sup>1 </sup> . . . Levi . . . Kohath, . . . <sup>2 </sup> . . .Amram . . . <sup>3</sup> And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. . . . (KJv) | [[1 Chronicles 6:1-3]]: <sup>1 </sup> . . . Levi . . . Kohath, . . . <sup>2 </sup> . . .Amram . . . <sup>3</sup> And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. . . . (KJv) | ||
[[1 Chronicles 7:20-27]]: <sup>20 </sup>And the sons of Ephraim; . . .<sup>22 </sup> . . . Beriah, . . . <sup>25 </sup>And Rephah was his son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,<sup>26 </sup>Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son. <sup>27 </sup>Non his son, Jehoshuah his son. . . . <sup>29 </sup>. . . the children of Joseph the son of Israel. (KJV) | |||
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||Amram||Beriah | |||
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||Moses||Joshua | |||
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See [[2 Timothy 3:15-17]] — ''these'' scriptures are ''"profitable for doctrine"'' (KJV): for teaching us how to read the Bible itself! <div class="floatright">— [[User:Bruce|Bruce]]</div> | |||
Revision as of 14:40, 23 July 2018
An example of a Biblical genealogy with many generations missing
Moses and Joshua were contemporaries during the exodus from Egypt. They were descendants of Levi and Joseph, two of Jacob's sons—also contemporaries. Moses was descended from Levi, and Joshua was descended from Joseph and his son Ephraim. Comparing the genealogies of Moses and Joshua, we see that all the names cannot be recorded: there would be twelve generations from Joseph to Joshua, but only four generations from Levi to Moses.
Exodus 6:16-20: 16 . . . the sons of Levi . . .: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: . . . 18 . . . the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel . . . 20 And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses . . . (KJV)
Numbers 26:57-59: 57 . . . of the Levites after their families: . . . of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: . . . 58 . . . And Kohath begat Amram. . . . Jochebed . . . bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister. (KJV)
1 Chronicles 6:1-3: 1 . . . Levi . . . Kohath, . . . 2 . . .Amram . . . 3 And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. . . . (KJv)
1 Chronicles 7:20-27: 20 And the sons of Ephraim; . . .22 . . . Beriah, . . . 25 And Rephah was his son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,26 Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son. 27 Non his son, Jehoshuah his son. . . . 29 . . . the children of Joseph the son of Israel. (KJV)
| Jacob | |
| Levi | Joseph |
| Kohath | Ephraim |
| Amram | Beriah |
| Raphah | |
| Resheph | |
| Telah | |
| Tahan | |
| Ladan | |
| Ammihud | |
| Elishama | |
| Nun | |
| Moses | Joshua |
See 2 Timothy 3:15-17 — these scriptures are "profitable for doctrine" (KJV): for teaching us how to read the Bible itself!
