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What Does 1 Chronicles 8:2 Mean?

Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

Context

1

Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

2

Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

3

And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, Addar: or, Ard.Gen.26.21

4

And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**3. on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed--**In consequence of the close and protracted blockade, the inhabitants were reduced to dreadful extremities; and under the maddening influence of hunger, the most inhuman atrocities were perpetrated (La 2:20, 22; 4:9, 10; Eze 5:10). This was a fulfilment of the prophetic denunciations threatened on the apostasy of the chosen people (Le 26:29; De 28:53-57; Jr 15:2; 27:13; Eze 4:16). 2Ki 25:4-30. Zedekiah Taken.

Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.

Historical Context

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Theological Significance

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