And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
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Interpretation
This verse continues the thought already in view and fits the wider themes of creation and fall in Genesis.
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This thought runs through Genesis 38:1-5.
Glossary
- Chezib Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel el Beida.
- Shelah Person
- Petition. (1. ) Judah’s third son ( Gen. 38:2 , 5, 11, 14). (2. ) A son of Arphaxad ( 1 Chr. 1:18 ).