he genealogies were probably compiled from many records which had been written on tablets and partly copied from preceding [[Old Testament]] books. The nine chapters of genealogies form the generation to generation tie-up of all preceding [[Bible]] history. They need not be read for devotional purposes as frequently as other portions of Scripture; but, in reality, these and similar genealogies are the skeleton framework of the [[Old Testament]]. They bind the entire [[Bible]] together and give it unity.
As we read these chapters we should realize more fully that we are reading the history of [[God]]'s people, inspired of [[God]] to be written, and not some folklore or legend.