Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
The verse stands in the carefully preserved genealogy of Judah, the tribe through which Christ came. It belongs to the lists of the sons of Judah that record people about whom nothing is now known, who lived their lives and passed away thousands of years ago, some prosperous and some failures like anyone else.
Every one of the people in these lists is remembered by God by name, and He has not forgotten them even though people forgot them long ago. Because God does not change, He still remembers obscure and downhearted people today and keeps their names kept safe and sure in His own lists. This gives comfort.
The verse stands in the carefully preserved genealogy of Judah, the tribe through which Christ came. It belongs to the lists of the sons of Judah that record people about whom nothing is now known, who lived their lives and passed away thousands of years ago, some prosperous and some failures like anyone else.
Every one of the people in these lists is remembered by God by name, and He has not forgotten them even though people forgot them long ago. Because God does not change, He still remembers obscure and downhearted people today and keeps their names kept safe and sure in His own lists. This gives comfort.