John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 3. The sons of Bela were Addar, and Gera, and Abihud .] The first of these is thought to be the same with Ard, mentioned among the sons of Benjamin, ( Genesis 46:21) but was one of his grandsons, (see Numbers 26:40) as Gera also was. Ver. 4 ,5. And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram .] These were all the sons of Bela; one of the name of Naaman is reckoned among the sons of Benjamin, ( Genesis 46:21) and from this grandson the family of the Naamanites are named, ( Numbers 26:40), and Ahoah is by some thought to be the same with Ehi, mentioned in ( Genesis 46:21) as one of Benjamin’s sons. Some take the three last to be the sons of Ehud, spoken of in the next verse; but Shephuphan and Huram seem to be the same with Shupham and Hupham, ( Numbers 26:39).
Matthew Henry Commentary
- Genealogies.
--Here is a larger list of Benjamin's tribe. We may suppose that man things in these genealogies, which to us seem difficult, abrupt, an perplexed, were plain and easy at that time, and fully answered the intention for which they were published. Many great and mighty nation then were in being upon earth, and many illustrious men, whose name are now wholly forgotten; while the names of multitudes of the Israe of God are here kept in everlasting remembrance. The memory of the jus is blessed _________________________________________________
Original Hebrew ויהיו1961 בנים1121 לבלע1106 אדר146 וגרא1617 ואביהוד׃31
