Genealogies:
I thought these passages would be hard to blog about. Then as I read these chapters, I noticed little
descriptive phrases that were inserted by the writer. Some of these have historical significance,
and other phrases we don’t really know why they were inserted. Maybe it was more meaningful to those who read
it at that time.
See if these phrases are as interesting to you.
“Egypt
fathered . . . Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came)”
We will
hear from his people a lot.
“To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg
(for in his days the earth was divided).”
Hmm, what
does that mean?
“The sons of Lotan: Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was
Timna”
In a list
of Father’s and sons, a random sister is listed. Any thoughts why?
“These are the kings who reigned in the land
of Edom Israel :”
A little trivia
question in the making.
“Now Er, Judah 's
firstborn, was evil in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death.”
Not the
first time we will see something like this happen, but it is significant
because it was the first born.
“His daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah.”
A reminder
that things were a little different back then, or maybe not so different.
“Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second,
Shimea the third, Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, Ozem the sixth, David
the seventh.”
The last would
be the greatest.
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