📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 8:15
What does 1 Chronicles 8:15 mean?
"Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,"
— 1 Chronicles 8:15 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns;
and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers’ households of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;
and Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,
Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
Michael, Ishpah, Joha, the sons of Beriah,
Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
Ishmerai, Izliah, Jobab, the sons of Elpaal,
Explanation
This verse is part of a long genealogical listing found in 1 Chronicles 8, which traces the descendants of the tribe of Benjamin. Zebadiah, Arad, and Eder are simply three names in a chain of sons attributed to Elpaal, a Benjamite family head mentioned earlier in the chapter (verses 12-13). The verse itself contains no narrative, no dialogue, and no direct teaching — it is a bare record of lineage, continuing a list that names multiple generations of one tribal family.
To understand why such a list exists, it helps to know the purpose of 1 Chronicles as a whole. The book was likely compiled after the Babylonian exile, when the people of Israel were returning to their land and
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