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Rapha (1 Chron 8)1

M, #2122116
Father*Benjamin1
RelationshipDistant relative of Robert Michael Damon
Rapha (1 Chron 8) was the son of Benjamin.1
Genesis 46:21, 1 Chronicles 7 and 1 Chronicles 8 (The Genealogy of Saul) have very different Genealogies that need to be sorted out.

Genesis 46:21 The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.
1 Chron 7:6 Three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker and Jediael.
1 Chron 8:1 Benjamin was the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second son, Aharah the third, 2 Nohah the fourth and Rapha the fifth.2
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Last Edited7 May 2010

Citations

  1. [S3] International Bible Society, editor, The Holy Bible, New International Version (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1984), 1 Chron 8:1-2. Hereinafter cited as NIV. Benjamin was the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second son, Aharah the third, 2 Nohah the fourth and Rapha the fifth.
  2. [S3] International Bible Society, NIV, Gen 46:21, 1 Chron 7:6-12. 1 Chron 8:1-39.