1 Chronicles 2:54 Meaning and Explanation
“The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.”
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Read Full Chapter →The descendants of Salma are listed, including the people of Bethlehem and surrounding clans.
What Does 1 Chronicles 2:54 Mean?
The chronicler records the descendants of Salma, the founder of Bethlehem, naming the people of Bethlehem itself along with several connected clans and places. Once again Bethlehem stands at the head of the list, the town whose name would echo through Scripture to its very end. These families made up the community of David's hometown.
The people of Bethlehem recorded here were the forebears of the town that would welcome the shepherds and the wise men, and cradle the newborn King. What seems an ordinary roll of clans is in truth the deep history of a sacred place. God was building the community into which His Son would one day be born. The humble families of Bethlehem, named here, belonged to a town chosen for the greatest birth in all of history.
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What does 1 Chronicles 2:54 mean?
The descendants of Salma are listed, including the people of Bethlehem and surrounding clans.