📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 2:53
What does 1 Chronicles 2:53 mean?
"The families of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites."
— 1 Chronicles 2:53 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,
Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.
The families of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.
The families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
Explanation
This verse is part of a long genealogical record in 1 Chronicles that traces the descendants of Judah, particularly the clan of Caleb, who is closely associated with the town of Kiriath Jearim. In plain terms, the verse simply states that several family groups or clans — the Ithrites, Pu
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