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Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

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God's Inclusive History

Commentators note that the names in this verse are unfamiliar, with some suggesting they may even represent a fragment of a Canaanite record absorbed into Judah's lineage. This highlights that God's plan often involves incorporating diverse and sometimes obscure people into the family of faith. Even when a person's story is not widely known, they have a place in the larger narrative God is writing.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On 1 Chronicles 4:11–12

18th Century

Theologian

It has been conjectured from the unfamiliar nature of the names in this list that we have here a fragment of a Canaanite record. This record is con…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 1 Chronicles 4:11–12

19th Century

Bishop

A fragment relating to the “men of Rechah,” a name which occurs nowhere else, and for which Rechab appears a plausible correction. The Vatican manu…

John Gill

John Gill

On 1 Chronicles 4:11

17th Century

Pastor

And Chelub the brother of Shuah begot Mehir
If Shuah is the same with Hushah, (1 Chronicles 4:4), then Chelub was …

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 1 Chronicles 4:1–43

17th Century

Minister

In this chapter we have a further account of Judah, the most numerous and most famous of all the tribes; also an account of Simeon. The most remark…