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16 Ma’akah, the wife of Makir,[a] gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. 17 The son of Ulam was Bedan.

These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh. 18 His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 7:16 According to verses 15 and 16, Ma’akah is named both as Makir’s sister and his wife. It is not clear if this refers to one woman or two. See 9:35 where Ma’a kah is Jeiel’s wife.