Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
Meraioth, Amariah, and Ahitub are listed in the genealogy of Levi, within the genealogical records in the first nine chapters of Chronicles. Those first nine chapters are largely lists and genealogies of the various tribes, with occasional matters of interest thrown in. Chronicles forms one book in the third part of the Jewish arrangement, called Words or Acts of Days, meaning minutes of events, lists of names, and the like. It is called in the Septuagint Things omitted or passed over, and named in common use from the Latin Chronica, and it gives much more attention to the house of Judah and the priesthood than Kings does.
These genealogies preserved proof of hereditary descent, which was needed after the exile to establish land ownership and the hereditary duties of temple service. Their careful preservation kept the integrity of the tribes and recorded God's children, and shows God's care for an accurate record of His people. The wider genealogy of Judah was especially carefully preserved because Christ came through that tribe. The genealogies of Levi were preserved until Jesus' first coming because the Aaronic priesthood continued until the Jewish nation ceased and Christ's priesthood superseded it.
The long genealogical lists including these names are part of the inspired Bible, though they are not equally interesting or useful to every person in every circumstance. Their presence shows that Scripture contains material for scholars as well as for less learned readers, and that the genealogies can interest those studying the origin and distribution of races. The verse contains simply names of persons, one of over five hundred verses in twelve chapters of 1 Chronicles that are nearly all names of persons, and it is not an expressed promise to God's people. This proves that not every verse among the thirty-one thousand five hundred and thirteen verses of the Bible is a distinct promise. Its place in the long lists of names shows that God remembers people individually, even when others have forgotten them, which can comfort those who feel downhearted or like failures.
Meraioth, Amariah, and Ahitub are listed in the genealogy of Levi, within the genealogical records in the first nine chapters of Chronicles. Those first nine chapters are largely lists and genealogies of the various tribes, with occasional matters of interest thrown in. Chronicles forms one book in the third part of the Jewish arrangement, called Words or Acts of Days, meaning minutes of events, lists of names, and the like. It is called in the Septuagint Things omitted or passed over, and named in common use from the Latin Chronica, and it gives much more attention to the house of Judah and the priesthood than Kings does.
These genealogies preserved proof of hereditary descent, which was needed after the exile to establish land ownership and the hereditary duties of temple service. Their careful preservation kept the integrity of the tribes and recorded God's children, and shows God's care for an accurate record of His people. The wider genealogy of Judah was especially carefully preserved because Christ came through that tribe. The genealogies of Levi were preserved until Jesus' first coming because the Aaronic priesthood continued until the Jewish nation ceased and Christ's priesthood superseded it.
The long genealogical lists including these names are part of the inspired Bible, though they are not equally interesting or useful to every person in every circumstance. Their presence shows that Scripture contains material for scholars as well as for less learned readers, and that the genealogies can interest those studying the origin and distribution of races. The verse contains simply names of persons, one of over five hundred verses in twelve chapters of 1 Chronicles that are nearly all names of persons, and it is not an expressed promise to God's people. This proves that not every verse among the thirty-one thousand five hundred and thirteen verses of the Bible is a distinct promise. Its place in the long lists of names shows that God remembers people individually, even when others have forgotten them, which can comfort those who feel downhearted or like failures.