The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshuaand Joab Pahath = ruler of. We must suppose that the founder of this family had exercised rule over some portion of the Moabite territory. We learn from 1 Chronicles 4:22 that certain members of the tribe of Judah -had the dominion in Moab". Probably this family belonged to the tribe of Judah. The word Pahath was commonly in use in Assyria, and is similar to the term for -governor". Part of this family returned with Ezra (Ezra 8:4): certain members of it are mentioned in Ezra 10:30; Nehemiah 3:11.

Jeshuaand Joab In the original -Jeshua Joab". These were special branches of the main family.

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