1 Chronicles 6:73

Study note

Setting — The Chronicler’s narrative list records Levitical city allocations, positioned between the distribution from Issachar in verse 72 and the distribution from Asher in verse 74. The entry itself names no tribe, functioning as a discrete item within a larger administrative inventory.

The words — רָאמוֹת (Ramoth) is a proper noun identifying a specific settlement, while מִגְרָשׁ (migra'sh) literally denotes open pasture or common land surrounding it. These terms ground the verse in concrete geography and property boundaries.

The thread — This verse belongs to the Chronicler’s systematic inventory of Levitical towns, which catalogs named cities and their adjacent territories across tribal holdings. The list operates as a continuous administrative record, moving from one tribal allocation to the next without narrative interruption.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to accept its documentary purpose, preserving exact place names and land designations without commentary. It asks for recognition of the passage as a precise record of territorial administration rather than a vehicle for theological exposition.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.