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And the families of scribes that dwelt at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Kenites - It is remarkable that the Kenites—a people of a race quite distinct from the Israelites (Genesis 15:19)—should be atta…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

These verses refer back to the Calebite lineages. If interpreted as merely relating to the ancestry of individuals about whom, for the most part, n…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez
A city in Judah, the founder of which, perhaps, was Jabez, ment…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

We have now come to the register of the children of Israel, that distinguished people, who were to dwell alone, and not be reckoned among the natio…

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