An account was kept of the families that came up out of captivity. See how sin lowers a nation, which righteousness would exalt!
SDA Bible Commentary (limited)
Volume 1-7
5. Arah. This name, meaning “He has wandered,” is attested but once elsewhere, as that of a man of the tribe of Asher (1 Chron. 7:39). However, the name is found in Babylonian documents, and may have been adopted during the Exile.