Bible Question:
Geneology from Ezra back to Aaron? According to the account in 1Chron 6:3ff, you have two parallel family namings, with Amariah, Ahitub, Zadok, and Azariah all entered twice (with Meraioth as the father of one Amariah and third Azariah as the father of the other Amariah). However, in Ezra 7:1ff, you get Ezra tracing back his geneology to Aaron without this set of duplicates. Where can I get an accurate picture of this family tree? |
Bible Answer: The geneology of 1 Chronicles 1-9 is the most complete in the Bible. The Azariah, Amariah, Ahitub and Zadok of verses 11 and 12 are later descendants of the same mentioned in verses 7 and 8. Ezra simply refers to selected forefathers of his to prove his credentials. He, therefore, refers to the Seraiah of 1 Ch 6:14 and the Meraioth of 1 Ch 6:7. This a shortened, or telescopic geneology to serve that purpose rather than to discuss genealogies in themselves which Ezra had already done in Chronicles. However, note Paul's counsel in 1 Timothy 1:3, 4; Galatians 3:28. The Jews' family trees were destroyed in 70 A.D., having served their purpose of identifying the Messiah. So these geneologies preserved in the Bible serve to show it to be a genuinely historical account. |
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