Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

1 CHRONICLES 8:2KJV
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1 Chronicles 8:2 (KJV)

What does 1 Chronicles 8:2 mean?

1 Chronicles 8:2 lists two sons of Benjamin, naming Nohah as the fourth and Rapha as the fifth. This verse is part of a genealogy, simply recording the order and names of Benjamin’s descendants.

The book of 1 Chronicles was written to document the lineage of Israel’s tribes, and here the writer is listing the sons of Benjamin for the historical record. This verse is not telling a story or giving a command; it is preserving the family line, which was important for tribal identity and inheritance in ancient Israel.

Where else these words appear

“Rapha” Hebrew H7498 · used in 2 verses

  • 1 Chronicles 8:37 And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son:

“fifth” Hebrew H2549 · used in 44 verses

  • Genesis 1:23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
  • Numbers 29:26 And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:
  • 1 Chronicles 26:4 Moreover the sons of Obededom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,

“fourth” Hebrew H7243 · used in 54 verses

  • Genesis 1:19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
  • 2 Samuel 3:4 And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
  • 1 Chronicles 27:7 The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.