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("governor of Moab".) Head of a chief house of Judah. Their high rank appears from their being fourth in the two lists (; ). Their chief signed second among the lay princes (). Pahath Moab was probably a family of the Shilonites or sons of Shelah of Judah "who anciently had the dominion in Moab" (; compare with , Joab). This gives some clue to Elimelech's migration to Moab (Ruth 1). Ophrah () is related to Orpah (). The most numerous family (2,818) in the lists, except the Benjamite house of Senaah (). Hence they repair two portions of the wall (-23). As the Benjamites and Shilonites are together in -7; -7, so Benjamin and Hashub of Pahath Moab are together in .