1 Chronicles 2:55 meaning and explanation
Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites, and the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
1 Chronicles 2:55, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse closes a long genealogy of Judah, the tribe from which King David came. The Chronicler, writing after the exile to rebuild Israel's sense of identity, lists clans linked to Salma and to towns around Bethlehem.
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