1 Chronicles 7:15
Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah.
What it says
Machir takes a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites, and his sister is named Maacah. Family connections are marked across household and clan lines.
What it is doing
It situates Machir’s line within a wider network of kinship.
In context
14The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel 15Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. 16Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem. 17The son of Ulam: 18These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. 19And these were the sons of Shemida: