Tyndale Open Study Notes

Verse 1

1:1–2:2 The Chronicler begins by showing Israel’s place among the nations, tracing their line of descent from Adam to Jacob, using material from Genesis.

1:1-4 An overview of the generations between Adam and the sons of Noah (cp. Gen 5:3-32).

Verse 5

1:5-23 The record of Noah’s descendants establishes Abraham’s place in history. The ethnic backdrop of the seventy nations of the world provides the context for Israel’s history (cp. Gen 10).

Verse 13

1:13 ancestor of the Hittites: Hebrew ancestor of Heth.

Verse 24

1:24-27 The summary of Shem’s descendants ends with Abraham (cp. Gen 11:10-26).

Verse 28

1:28-33 Using the same pattern as the author of Genesis, the Chronicler traces separately the descendants of Abraham apart from Isaac, listing the sons of Ishmael (1:29-31; cp. Gen 25:12-15) and the sons of Keturah (1 Chr 1:32-33; cp. Gen 25:1-3) before detailing the descendants in the chosen family line.

Verse 34

1:34–2:2 Isaac’s genealogy first lists the descendants of Esau (1:35-54) and continues with Israel. The history of Edom is given in three components: the sons of Esau (1:35-37), the descendants of Seir (1:38-42), and the kings who ruled in the land of Edom (1:43-54). This arrangement follows Gen 36.

Verse 51

1:51-54 The Chronicler lists the clan leaders of Edom as far as his own sources allowed (see Gen 36:40-43).