And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:
The verse stands within the record of Judah's descendants, preserving five villages or cities among them — Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan. The careful preservation of Judah's genealogy seen in such a list matters because Christ came through Judah.
The verse belongs among the Bible's detailed lists of names and places whose value may not be immediately apparent, and its presence shows that such passages belong to the inspired Bible. Passages of this kind can reward study, including study of the origins and distribution of peoples.
The verse stands within the record of Judah's descendants, preserving five villages or cities among them — Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan. The careful preservation of Judah's genealogy seen in such a list matters because Christ came through Judah.
The verse belongs among the Bible's detailed lists of names and places whose value may not be immediately apparent, and its presence shows that such passages belong to the inspired Bible. Passages of this kind can reward study, including study of the origins and distribution of peoples.