And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
This verse stands in the genealogical record of Judah, in the lists of the sons of Judah. Those genealogies were carefully preserved to keep hereditary descent. After the exile that preservation was needed to establish land ownership and hereditary duties in temple service. The lineage of Judah thus kept is significant because Christ came through Judah.
The verse belongs among names of unknown people who lived their lives and passed away, some prosperous and some failures like any unknown person. It shows that God remembers them all, every man by name, though people forgot them thousands of years ago. That remembrance gives comfort when downhearted, because God does not change, so a forgotten person's own name is kept safe and sure in God's lists.
This verse stands in the genealogical record of Judah, in the lists of the sons of Judah. Those genealogies were carefully preserved to keep hereditary descent. After the exile that preservation was needed to establish land ownership and hereditary duties in temple service. The lineage of Judah thus kept is significant because Christ came through Judah.
The verse belongs among names of unknown people who lived their lives and passed away, some prosperous and some failures like any unknown person. It shows that God remembers them all, every man by name, though people forgot them thousands of years ago. That remembrance gives comfort when downhearted, because God does not change, so a forgotten person's own name is kept safe and sure in God's lists.