1 Chronicles 1:40 Meaning and Explanation
“The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.”
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Read Full Chapter →The sons of Shobal and of Zibeon are named among the Horites of Seir.
What Does 1 Chronicles 1:40 Mean?
The Horite line goes on through Shobal, with his sons Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam, and through Zibeon, with his sons Aiah and Anah. The writer follows each branch of Seir's family, recording the clans that peopled the land of Edom in earlier days.
The thoroughness here is itself a quiet act of faithfulness, refusing to let any branch be forgotten. These names of an ancient people endure on the page because they endured in the memory of God. The Lord's knowledge reaches into every corner of the past, and nothing He has made falls outside His keeping.
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What does 1 Chronicles 1:40 mean?
The sons of Shobal and of Zibeon are named among the Horites of Seir.