Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
The verse was included in the reading assigned for April 10. It belongs to the carefully preserved genealogical records of Judah's families, the lists of the sons of Judah. The lists name ordinary people about whom nothing is known, who lived their lives and passed away, some perhaps prosperous and some perhaps failures like any ordinary person. After the exile such genealogical records served as proof of hereditary descent, when land was assigned to its hereditary owners and temple service was resumed by those with hereditary duties.
It belongs to the genealogy of Judah, the tribe through which Christ came. That genealogy of Judah was preserved unbroken until Jesus' first advent because Jesus came from the tribe of Judah and the family of David, as prophecy foretold. The genealogies teach that God is particular and that a faithful record of each soul is kept in heaven.
The verse shows that God remembers every man in the lists by name. People forgot them thousands of years ago. Because God does not change, He still keeps names put away in His lists safe and sure today, which brings comfort when downhearted.
The verse was included in the reading assigned for April 10. It belongs to the carefully preserved genealogical records of Judah's families, the lists of the sons of Judah. The lists name ordinary people about whom nothing is known, who lived their lives and passed away, some perhaps prosperous and some perhaps failures like any ordinary person. After the exile such genealogical records served as proof of hereditary descent, when land was assigned to its hereditary owners and temple service was resumed by those with hereditary duties.
It belongs to the genealogy of Judah, the tribe through which Christ came. That genealogy of Judah was preserved unbroken until Jesus' first advent because Jesus came from the tribe of Judah and the family of David, as prophecy foretold. The genealogies teach that God is particular and that a faithful record of each soul is kept in heaven.
The verse shows that God remembers every man in the lists by name. People forgot them thousands of years ago. Because God does not change, He still keeps names put away in His lists safe and sure today, which brings comfort when downhearted.