And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.
1 Chronicles 4:14 stands in the genealogical opening of Chronicles, as part of 1 Chronicles 1 to 4. It belongs to a careful record that preserves the family lines of God's people and the integrity of Israel's tribes. The books of Chronicles assume knowledge of the preceding books of the Bible and supply what was left out of Samuel and Kings, giving many new and important facts.
The great number of genealogies including this verse furnished strict legal proof of hereditary descent needed after the exile, when the land came to be assigned to its hereditary owners and the temple service to be taken up by those whose hereditary duty it was. The names in the chapter are not merely tedious chronology, for such records preserve Judah's genealogy, through which Christ came.
1 Chronicles 4:14 stands in the genealogical opening of Chronicles, as part of 1 Chronicles 1 to 4. It belongs to a careful record that preserves the family lines of God's people and the integrity of Israel's tribes. The books of Chronicles assume knowledge of the preceding books of the Bible and supply what was left out of Samuel and Kings, giving many new and important facts.
The great number of genealogies including this verse furnished strict legal proof of hereditary descent needed after the exile, when the land came to be assigned to its hereditary owners and the temple service to be taken up by those whose hereditary duty it was. The names in the chapter are not merely tedious chronology, for such records preserve Judah's genealogy, through which Christ came.