1 Chronicles 3:20 Meaning and Explanation
“And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushabhesed, five.”
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What Does 1 Chronicles 3:20 Mean?
The chronicler completes the household of Zerubbabel with five further names. These are the children of the man who rebuilt the temple, the generation that grew up amid the labor of restoration in the land their fathers had lost.
Some of these names confess God's steadfast love and His blessing, fitting words for a family that had seen the Lord bring His people home. Even in a brief list, the gratitude of the returned community whispers through, praising the covenant mercy that had carried them from exile back to their inheritance.
1 Chronicles 3:20 in the Original Language
chesed (חֶסֶד), 'covenant love' -- echoed in the name Hasadiah and Jushabhesed, confessing God's steadfast, faithful mercy.
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What does 1 Chronicles 3:20 mean?
Five more children of Zerubbabel are named.