And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.
Study Helps
Interpretation
The genealogy is from hence confined to the posterity of Abraham. Let us take occasion from reading these lists of names, to think of the multitudes that have gone through this world, have done their parts in it, and then quitted it.
Read with
This thought runs through 1 Chronicles 1:48-50.
Glossary
- Rehoboth Place
- Broad places. (1. ) A well in Gerar dug by Isaac ( Gen. 26:22 ), supposed to be in Wady er-Ruheibeh, about 20 miles south of Beersheba. (2. ) An ancient city on the Euphrates. Modern identification: Ras Rihab.
- River Place
- Biblical river. Modern identification: Wadi al Hasa.