1 Chronicles 1:41The sons of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hamran, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~400 BC. Post-exile scribes carefully transcribe thousand-year-old family records from the Edomites, preserving names from the hill country of Seir in modern Jordan...
The emotion here: methodical preservation of sacred history
The original word
dishon (דִּישׁוֹן) — possibly meaning 'gazelle' or 'leaping one'
Why it matters
Dishon appears to be both a person and a place name in Edomite territory
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Chronicles 1:41
This verse shows God values genealogies even of nations hostile to Israel
Common misconceptionModern readers skip genealogies as irrelevant, but ancient cultures saw them as proof of God's faithfulness across generations.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Chronicles 1:41
Bible Genome reading
1 Chronicles 1:41 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Chronicles 1:41 comes from the book of 1 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is resting, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the genealogy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include lineage, heritage. Notable phrases: sons of Anah; sons of Dishon.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same resting
“Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud,”
— 1 Corinthians 13:4
“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished." He bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.”
— John 19:30
“Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.”
— Psalms 23:1
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfor…”
— Psalms 23:4
“"Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth."”
— Psalms 46:10
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