And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.The Bible is the story of a family. The lineage through which the Messiah would come and rescue humanity, but also the lineage through which all nations would be claimed by God as heirs.
A quick review, the tribes of Israel came about in this way:
Abraham and Sarah birthed Isaac.
Isaac and Rebekah birthed Jacob and Esau.
Jacob and Leah birthed Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun and Dinah.
Jacob and Bilhah birthed Naphtali and Dan.
Jacob and Zilpah birthed Asher and Gad.
Jacob and Rachel birthed Joseph and Benjamin.
Joseph and Asenath birthed Manasseh and Ephraim.
1 Chronicles 1:1-54
1:1-28 The Family of Adam, Seth to Abraham1 Chronicles 2:1-55
1:29-31 The Family of Ishmael
1:32-33 The Family of Keturah
1:34-37 The Family of Isaac
1:38-42 The Family of Seir
1:43-54 The Kings of Edom
2:3-17 From Judah to David1 Chronicles 3:1-24
2:18-24 The Family of Hezron
2:25-41 The Family of Jerahmeel
2:42-55 The Family of Caleb
3:1-9 The Family of David1 Chronicles 4:1-43
3:10-16 The Family of Solomon
3:17-24 The Family of Jeconiah
4:1-23 The Family of Judah1 Chronicles 5:1-26
4:24-43 The Family of Simeon
5:1-10 The Family of Reuben1 Chronicles 6:1-81
5:11-22 The Family of Gad
5:23-26 The Family of Manasseh (East)
6:1-30 The Family of Levi1 Chronicles 7:1-40
6:31-48 Musicians in the House of the Lord
6:49-53 The Family of Aaron
6:54-81 Dwelling places of the Levites
7:1-5 The Family of Issachar1 Chronicles 8:1-40
7:6-12 The Family of Benjamin
7:13 The Family of Naphtali
7:14-19 The Family of Manasseh (West)
7:20-29 The Family of Ephraim
7:30-40 The Family of Asher
8:1-40 The Family Tree of King Saul of Benjamin1 Chronicles 9:1-44
9:1 So all Israel was recorded by genealogies, and indeed, they were inscribed in the book of the kings of Israel. But Judah was carried away captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
9:2 After seventy years of captivity, "the first inhabitants who dwelt in their possessions in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and the Nethinim."
9:2 After seventy years of captivity, "the first inhabitants who dwelt in their possessions in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and the Nethinim."
9:3-9 Dwellers in Jerusalem
9:10-13 The Priests at Jerusalem
9:14-16 The Levites at Jerusalem
9:17-27 The Levite Gatekeepers
9:28-34 Other Levite Responsibilities
9:35-44 The Family of King Saul
