And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
The verse belongs to an inspired genealogy that lists peoples descended from Noah's sons, naming the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite. It records names rather than stating an expressed promise. The list to which it belongs records the origin and distribution of races and provides material for ethnological study. Correct genealogies like this were preserved because they were necessary to the development and certainty of the gospel. Its detail may interest scholars even when it is not equally useful or interesting to everyone.
The verse belongs to an inspired genealogy that lists peoples descended from Noah's sons, naming the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite. It records names rather than stating an expressed promise. The list to which it belongs records the origin and distribution of races and provides material for ethnological study. Correct genealogies like this were preserved because they were necessary to the development and certainty of the gospel. Its detail may interest scholars even when it is not equally useful or interesting to everyone.