1 Chronicles 2:33

Study note

Setting — The Chronicler records a genealogical list tracing the line of Jerahmeel through his son Jonathan. This entry immediately follows a note that Jonathan’s brother Jether died childless, marking Jonathan as the active branch.

The words — בְּנֵי (bene) means "sons of" and appears twice to establish the paternal links from Jonathan to Peleth and Zaza, and then to Jerahmeel. אֵלֶּה (eleh) translates as "these," serving as a demonstrative marker to confirm the genealogical connection.

The thread — The Jerahmeelite clan reappears in 1 Chronicles 2:55 as a group of scribes and leaders, while Jonathan surfaces in 2 Samuel 21:21 and 1 Samuel 14:51 as a warrior within the same family line.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition that lineage records preserve specific names to anchor tribal identity and covenant continuity. It requires the reader to track how individual names function as structural markers within a broader ancestral framework.

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