1 Chronicles 2:5 Meaning and Explanation
“The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.”
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Read Full Chapter →Pharez fathers two sons, Hezron and Hamul, continuing the chosen line.
What Does 1 Chronicles 2:5 Mean?
Having reached Pharez, the chronicler follows the thread that matters most for the royal line and names his two sons, Hezron and Hamul. Hezron is the one through whom David and the kings will come, so the record will soon dwell on his descendants in detail.
A single name in a list can carry the whole weight of a promise. Through Hezron, unremarkable here, God advanced the lineage that would one day cradle the Savior. The Lord keeps faith through the obscure middle generations no one remembers, as surely as through the famous ones. Every quiet link in this chain was held in His hand, bending history toward Bethlehem.
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What does 1 Chronicles 2:5 mean?
Pharez fathers two sons, Hezron and Hamul, continuing the chosen line.