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1 chronicles 1:1 – 13:141Chronicles 1 Samuel

2 Samuel

2 Chronicles

1 Kings2 Kings

1 chronicles 1:1 – 13:14Genealogies were important for a number of reasons1) To identify the Kinsman-Redeemer2) To determine property rights3) To demonstrate the Levitical lineage4) To establish Jesus' bloodline

1 chronicles 1:1 – 13:141:1-4 covers 1,000 years1:17) Genealogy of Shem (Semites)1:18) Eber ~ from whom the Hebrews get their name1:19) Peleg ~ either Babel or Continental Shift1:29-31) Arab tribes (descendants of Seth, Eber and Abraham)4:9-10) Jabez' prayer (sold over 4,000,000 copies)5:26) Reuben, Gad and one-half tribe of Manasseh were the first to go into exile

1 chronicles 1:1 – 13:147 years after becoming king over Judah/Benjamin20 years after being anointed by Samuel

1 chronicles 1:1 – 13:142 Sam. 5:8 ~ "…the blind and the lame shall not come into the house."

1 chronicles 1:1 – 13:14Stouthearted men ~ literally not without a heart and a heart

• KJV, not of double heart• NASB, with an undivided heart