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More Than a Family Tree
Commentators explain that in these genealogies, terms like "sons of" often have a broader meaning. For example, Salma is the ancestor of the inhabitants of Bethlehem. This list is not just about direct parent-child relationships but about the clans that founded and settled in specific locations.
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1 Chronicles
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Chronicles 2:54
18th Century
Theologian
Ataroth, the house of Joab - This is more accurately “Ataroth-beth-Joab,” likely named this way to distinguish it from Ataroth-adar, a city …
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Chronicles 2:50–55
19th Century
Bishop
III.— 1 Chronicles 2:50–55: A third register of Calebite clans and settlements.
The sons of Caleb t…
John Gill
On 1 Chronicles 2:54
17th Century
Pastor
The sons of Salma
Another son of the younger Caleb, (1 Chronicles 2:50 1 Chronicles 2:51) wh…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Chronicles 2:1–55
17th Century
Minister
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…