And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.
The verse stands in the lists of names and genealogies of the tribes found in the early, opening first nine chapters of Chronicles. Chronicles is a record of events and lists of names, originally one book called Words or Acts of Days, giving special attention to the house of Judah and the priesthood. Its inclusion in Scripture was directed by the Spirit of God, and the preservation of such genealogies was necessary to the development and certainty of the gospel. Such genealogical records preserve information about the origin and distribution of races and can interest those studying ethnology.
Though chronological in form, the early genealogical record can contain striking facts and helpful insights. It is one of the lists of names that can be difficult to read. Its place in the genealogy illustrates that God values faithful records and that a record of every soul is kept in the books of heaven.
The verse stands in the lists of names and genealogies of the tribes found in the early, opening first nine chapters of Chronicles. Chronicles is a record of events and lists of names, originally one book called Words or Acts of Days, giving special attention to the house of Judah and the priesthood. Its inclusion in Scripture was directed by the Spirit of God, and the preservation of such genealogies was necessary to the development and certainty of the gospel. Such genealogical records preserve information about the origin and distribution of races and can interest those studying ethnology.
Though chronological in form, the early genealogical record can contain striking facts and helpful insights. It is one of the lists of names that can be difficult to read. Its place in the genealogy illustrates that God values faithful records and that a record of every soul is kept in the books of heaven.