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Seraiah

Mentioned in 1720 BC traditional (Jones)

The father of Joab (1 Chr. 4:13, 14).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Father
Kenaz
Child
Joab
Sibling
Othniel
Tagged in
2 verses

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

Two generations up and the children. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent.

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1745–1695 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 4 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

2 tagged verses in 1 book. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. 1 Chronicles2

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBSeraiah 19
KJVSeraiah 20
ASVSeraiah 20

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Every verse

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1 Chronicles2 verses
  1. 4:13

    The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.

  2. 4:14

    Meonothai was the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those living in Ge-harashim, which was given this name because its people were craftsmen.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

The father of Joab (1 Chr. 4:13, 14).