1 Chronicles 6:36

Study note

Setting — The Chronicler records a Levitical genealogy for post-exilic Israel to document priestly and tribal lineages. This verse appears mid-list to continue tracing the ancestral line from Zephaniah through Azariah, Joel, and Elkanah.

The words — בֶּן־ (ben-) literally means "son of" and functions as the structural connector for each generational link. The names Elkanah, Joel, Azariah, and Zephaniah anchor this specific generational sequence.

The thread — This sequential "son of" pattern runs throughout the biblical record to establish familial continuity. Parallel genealogical lists appear in 1 Chronicles 6:35–37 and Ezra 2:36–37.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition of documented lineage as the basis for religious and social identity. It requires the reader to accept that covenantal roles and community standing are traced through recorded generations.

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