1 Chronicles 1:50 Meaning and Explanation
“And when Baalhanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.”
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Read Full Chapter →After Baal-hanan, Hadad reigned in Edom, with his city and his wife's lineage noted.
What Does 1 Chronicles 1:50 Mean?
At Baal-hanan's death, a king named Hadad reigned, and the writer records his city as Pai and even names his wife, Mehetabel, with her mother and grandmother. The unusual detail about his household marks him out, perhaps as the last of these kings before a change in Edom's rule.
The naming of wife and forebears lends a human face to the list, a household behind the throne. Yet Hadad, like all before him, belongs to a line of rulers that rises and passes. The chronicle holds these fragments of memory with care, for the God of history forgets no name, even as it points beyond them all to an unending reign.
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What does 1 Chronicles 1:50 mean?
After Baal-hanan, Hadad reigned in Edom, with his city and his wife's lineage noted.