1 Chronicles 4:5
“Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.”
What does 1 Chronicles 4:5 mean?
This brief genealogical note tells us about Ashhur, a descendant of Judah, and records that he had two wives with different names. In ancient Israel, polygamy among certain men was culturally accepted, though it often created complicated family dynamics. The mention of both wives' names suggests they were significant enough to be remembered in the family record, possibly because they bore children who became the founders of towns or clans. For readers today, this verse is simply a factual detail in a genealogy, part of the larger historical account of how the tribes of Israel developed and grew.