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1 Chronicles 1:12
the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records this genealogical entry for post-exilic Israel while cataloging the descendants of Mizraim. The list immediately follows Mizraim’s other offspring in 1 Chronicles 1:11 and precedes the descendants of Canaan in 1 Chronicles 1:13.
The words — The text identifies the Casluhites (כַּסְלֻחִים, kasluhim) as the group from whom the Philistines (פְּלִשְׁתִּים, pletim) came forth (יָצְאוּ, yats'u). This clause explicitly links the Casluhites to the later emergence of the Philistine people.
The thread — The connection between Casluhites, Caphtor, and the Philistines reappears in Deuteronomy 2:23, which notes the Caphtorites destroyed the Avvim, and in Jeremiah 47:4, which addresses the coming judgment on the Philistines. These passages preserve the ancient tradition that the Philistines originated from a migration out of the eastern Mediterranean region.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to accept the Chronicler’s genealogical framework as the basis for understanding ancient Near Eastern ethnic origins. It demands recognition that Israel’s historical worldview traced contemporary nations back to the descendants of Noah’s sons.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 2:23 And the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, were destroyed by the Caphtorites, who came out of Caphtor and settled in their place.)
- Jeremiah 47:4 For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.
- Amos 9:7 “Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?