1 Chronicles 4:29

Study note

Setting — The chronicler catalogs the Simeonite tribal settlements immediately after listing their ancestors and neighboring towns. The passage operates as a geographic appendix to the tribe's genealogical record.

The words — The text supplies וּ/בְ/בִלְהָ֥ה (u./ve./vil.Hah), וּ/בְ/עֶ֖צֶם (u./ve./'E.tzem), and וּ/בְ/תוֹלָֽד\׃ (u./ve./to.Lad), which literally read "and in Bilhah," "and in Ezem," and "and in Tolad." These prepositional constructions mark continued habitation within the previously named district.

The thread — Joshua 19:3 records Ezem among the towns allotted to Simeon, alongside Hazar-shual and Balah. The chronicler repeats this territorial data to anchor the tribe's later settlement history in the original conquest records.

Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to verify Simeon's specific inheritance boundaries against earlier allotment lists. It demands precise tracking of tribal geography without allegorical expansion.

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