And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan’s sister.
This verse belongs to the genealogical lists of Chronicles, set within the opening genealogical section of the book. It falls in chapters 1 to 4, which form a single reading unit devoted to those genealogies. It records family descent, with careful attention to family lines and names.
Such hereditary records were needed after the exile to establish claims to land ownership and to establish hereditary duties in temple service. The genealogical lists also record the origin and distribution of human races, and therefore provide material of interest for the study of ethnology. Spiritual truth is scattered through such records.
The accurate preservation of this genealogy was necessary to the development and certainty of the gospel. Its inclusion shows that this chapter, like all Scripture, was preserved under the direction of the Spirit of God.
This verse belongs to the genealogical lists of Chronicles, set within the opening genealogical section of the book. It falls in chapters 1 to 4, which form a single reading unit devoted to those genealogies. It records family descent, with careful attention to family lines and names.
Such hereditary records were needed after the exile to establish claims to land ownership and to establish hereditary duties in temple service. The genealogical lists also record the origin and distribution of human races, and therefore provide material of interest for the study of ethnology. Spiritual truth is scattered through such records.
The accurate preservation of this genealogy was necessary to the development and certainty of the gospel. Its inclusion shows that this chapter, like all Scripture, was preserved under the direction of the Spirit of God.