Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 4:33
and all their surrounding villages as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The chronicler continues a territorial census, listing peripheral settlements immediately after enumerating five primary towns.
The words — `חַצְרֵיהֶם` (chatz.rei Hem) translates literally as "their villages," and `בָּעַל` (Ba.al) names the geographic boundary marker.
The thread — This boundary description runs in Joshua 19:8, which similarly defines tribal inheritance limits extending to a location named Baal.
Why it lands — The text explicitly records geographic allotments and genealogical documentation before any theological application, requiring readers to trace how tribal inheritance was formally mapped and preserved.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy.
Cross-references
- Joshua 19:8 and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon.