Commentary for I Chronicles 2:55
וּמִשְׁפְּח֤וֹת סֹפְרִים֙ ישבו [יֹשְׁבֵ֣י] יַעְבֵּ֔ץ תִּרְעָתִ֥ים שִׁמְעָתִ֖ים שׂוּכָתִ֑ים הֵ֚מָּה הַקִּינִ֣ים הַבָּאִ֔ים מֵחַמַּ֖ת אֲבִ֥י בֵית־רֵכָֽב׃ (ס)
And the families of scribes that dwelt at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
Rashi on I Chronicles
And the families of scholars, those who dwelt with Jabez Jabez’s company, over whom he ruled, as is written below (4:9): “And Jabez was more esteemed than his brothers.”
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Rashi on I Chronicles
Tirathites, Shimathites, Suchathites All of these are names of their father’s house.
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Rashi on I Chronicles
they are the Kinites And where do they live? They are surely the inhabitants of Cain, a name of a place, as is written (Jos. 15:57): “Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities...”
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