People descended from the area of Garem(?)
The Garmite town of Keilah was founded by a son of Hodiah of Judah.
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Also known as Garmite
The Garmites are mentioned briefly in 1Ch.4.19 as the area including Keilah. They may be from the area called of Garem or an ancestor of that name. They intermarried with a son of Hodiah of the tribe of Judah. The passage lists several families and clans within the tribe of Judah, including the sons of Hodiah's wife, the sister of Naham. One of these sons is identified as the father of Keilah the Garmite.
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men of Garmi, ie., bones, or, my cause
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H1636
The sons of Hodiahʼs wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
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