1 CHRONICLES 8:1 The Tribe of Benjamin. A second, more detailed genealogy of this tribe has little in common with the earlier list (1 Chronicles 7:6) and serves a different function. Judah and Benjamin formed the core of the community in Jerusalem and Judah after the exile (see Ezra 1:5; Nehemiah 11... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 8:8 These are the descendants of ELPAAL, who led a westward expansion into the coastal plain (vv. 1 Chronicles 8:12) and settled in Jerusalem (v. 1 Chronicles 8:28). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i= [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 8:29 This is the genealogy of the most famous Benjaminite family, SAUL and his descendants, through 15 generations. (Ner, in 1 Samuel 14:50, has the same name as Saul’s ancestor.) The first section of the list is probably of early preexilic origin, since it contains... [ Continue Reading ]