The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,
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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 4:21-23.
Glossary
- Beth-ashbea Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Beit Mirsim.
- Shelah Person
- Petition. (1. ) Judah’s third son ( Gen. 38:2 , 5, 11, 14). (2. ) A son of Arphaxad ( 1 Chr. 1:18 ).