1)
Is "Avi Yarke'am" his father?
1.
'Rashi': No - he was the Sar of that city. The same applies to every Avi here.
2.
Malbim: He was the ancestor of the people of the city.
Is "Avi Yarke'am" his father?
'Rashi': No - he was the Sar of that city. The same applies to every Avi here.
Malbim: He was the ancestor of the people of the city.