1 Chronicles 4:13

Study note

Setting — The Chronicler compiles a post-exil genealogical register, listing the direct descendants of Kenaz to preserve tribal clan boundaries during Israel’s restoration period.

The words — בְּנֵי (benei) translates literally as “sons” or “descendants,” and קְנַז (Qenaz) names the clan patriarch whose lineage is being cataloged.

The thread — This genealogy precedes the later historical accounts in Joshua 15:17, Judges 1:13, and Judges 3:9, which document Othniel’s capture of a city and his role as a deliverer.

Why it lands — The text requires readers to track familial lineages systematically before engaging with the individual actions recorded elsewhere, treating genealogical data as foundational rather than decorative.

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