1 Chronicles 4:22 meaning and explanation
Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea, Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi-lehem. (These names are from ancient records.)
1 Chronicles 4:22, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse sits inside the genealogy of Shelah, one of Judah's sons, and it lists clans rather than individuals: Er and Laadah are remembered as founders of towns, and a group is identified by its trade, the linen workers of Beth-ashbea. The note that Joash and Saraph ruled in Moab, and that these names come from ancient records, shows the chronicler drawing on older written sources.
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