Chimham: Pining, probably the youngest son of Barzillai the Gileadite
(2 Samuel 19:37-40) The "habitation of Chimham"
(Jeremiah 41:17) was probably
an inn or khan, which is the proper meaning of the Hebrew geruth,
rendered "habitation", established in later times in his possession
at Bethlehem, which David gave to him as a reward for his loyalty in
accompanying him to Jerusalem after the defeat of Absalom
(1 Kings 2:7)
It has been supposed that, considering the stationary character of
Eastern institutions, it was in the stable of this inn or
caravanserai that our Saviour was born
(Luke 2:7)
