She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsa.
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Interpretation
This verse speaks in the wider setting of memory and worship as 1 Chronicles unfolds its message.
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This thought runs through 1 Chronicles 2:47-49.
Glossary
- Caleb Tribe
- A dog. (1. ) One of the three sons of Hezron of the tribe of Judah. He is also called Chelubai ( 1 Chr. 2:9 ). His descendants are enumerated (18-20, 42-49). (2. ) A “son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah” ( 1 Chr. 2:50 ).
- Gibea Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jab’a.
- Machbenah Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Hebra.
- Madmannah Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Tatrit.
- Sheva Person
- Heb. Shebher. (1. ) The son of Caleb ( 1 Chr. 2:49 ). (2. ) Heb. Sheva’, one of David’s scribes ( 2 Sam. 20:25 ).