The genealogy here traces specifically through Judah's line, working its way steadily toward David. Names that got only brief mentions in Genesis and Ruth show up again here, fleshed out across multiple generations. The chronicler is clearly building...
Literary<b>was evil in the eyes of the Lord</b> It is explained (<i>Gen. Rab.</i> (85:4) that he would “plow in the gardens,” meaning he was intimate with her in an unnatural way.
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