KJV ORIGINAL
Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
From Beriah's descendants: from Heber came the Heberite family, and from Malchiel came the Malchielite family.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is documenting the family lines that descended from Beriah, specifically naming two branches - the Heberites and Malchielites.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the second census taken by Moses in the wilderness, about 40 years after the first census. Beriah was a son of Asher, one of the twelve sons of Jacob, and this census was recording all the families within each tribe before they entered the Promised Land. The detailed genealogies served to maintain tribal identity and determine inheritance rights in the land God had promised them.
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