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The families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
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God's Inclusive Family
Commentators find it remarkable that the Kenites, a non-Israelite people, are listed within Judah's genealogy. This inclusion was based on a long-standing friendship and covenant relationship dating back to the time of Moses. It serves as a powerful Old Testament example that God's family is not defined by bloodline alone, foreshadowing the New Testament truth that all who come to Christ are welcomed into His family.
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1 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Kenites - It is remarkable that the Kenites—a people of a race quite distinct from the Israelites (Genesis 15:19)—should be atta…
19th Century
Anglican
III.— 1 Chronicles 2:50–55: A third register of Calebite clans and settlements.
The sons of Caleb t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez A city in Judah, the founder of which, perhaps, was Jabez, ment…
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