And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs,
And out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with her suburbs and Abdon with her suburbs, stands in the opening lists and genealogies of the various tribes in the first eight and nine chapters of Chronicles, with occasional matters of interest thrown in. Chronicles belongs in the third part of the Jewish arrangement, where it forms one book called Words or Acts of Days, meaning minutes of events, lists of names, and the like. In the Septuagint it is called Things omitted or passed over, while the common name comes from the Latin Chronica. Chronicles gives much more attention to the house of Judah and the priesthood than Kings does.
The verse stands in the section from chapter 4 to 19 having largely to do with chronology and a long, tedious record of names. After the exile this genealogical material served as hereditary records for assigning land and maintaining temple service. The record shows the preservation of the records of God's children and the integrity of the tribes, with the genealogy of the tribe of Judah kept especially carefully because Christ came through Judah.
As part of a long list of unfamiliar names, the verse may seem hard to understand, dry and uninteresting, and of little value in ordinary devotional reading, yet beautiful gems crop out to illuminate it. Its place in these records illustrates that the whole Bible is inspired even though every part is not equally interesting or useful to every reader. Such records can interest scholars studying the origin and distribution of peoples, while also holding spiritual truths. The list shows that God remembers each person even when people have forgotten them, an assurance that can comfort those who feel unsuccessful or forgotten.
And out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with her suburbs and Abdon with her suburbs, stands in the opening lists and genealogies of the various tribes in the first eight and nine chapters of Chronicles, with occasional matters of interest thrown in.
Chronicles belongs in the third part of the Jewish arrangement, where it forms one book called Words or Acts of Days, meaning minutes of events, lists of names, and the like.
In the Septuagint it is called Things omitted or passed over, while the common name comes from the Latin Chronica.
Chronicles gives much more attention to the house of Judah and the priesthood than Kings does.
The verse stands in the section from chapter 4 to 19 having largely to do with chronology and a long, tedious record of names.
After the exile this genealogical material served as hereditary records for assigning land and maintaining temple service.
The record shows the preservation of the records of God's children and the integrity of the tribes, with the genealogy of the tribe of Judah kept especially carefully because Christ came through Judah.
As part of a long list of unfamiliar names, the verse may seem hard to understand, dry and uninteresting, and of little value in ordinary devotional reading, yet beautiful gems crop out to illuminate it.
Its place in these records illustrates that the whole Bible is inspired even though every part is not equally interesting or useful to every reader.
Such records can interest scholars studying the origin and distribution of peoples, while also holding spiritual truths.
The list shows that God remembers each person even when people have forgotten them, an assurance that can comfort those who feel unsuccessful or forgotten.