2:25–41 This subsection deals with the descendants of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron. No parallel to this genealogy exists in the Hebrew Bible, so it is particularly difficult to situate these figures. The concluding formula in 2:33, these were the descendants of Jerahmeel, creates the impression that the list ends at that point. From 2…
Baker Publishing Group, Understanding the Bible Commentary Series, by Louis C. Jonker