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Eshton became the father of Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.
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Commentators explain that this list of names likely includes places, not just people. Names like "Beth-rapha" and "Ir-nahash" (which means "serpent city") are probably towns. This shows how biblical genealogies also serve as geographical and historical records of settlements within the tribes.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Eshton begat Bethrapha Or the family of Rapha:
and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahas…
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