· Translation: KJV

1 Chronicles 24:29Of Kish; the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.

The setting

Jerusalem, ~440 BC. The record shows Kish's family line continuing through his son Jerahmeel. One father, one son, but the covenant line preserved. Modern-day Israel.

The emotion here: quiet satisfaction at recording continuity

The original word

ben (בֶּן) — son, one who builds upon his father's foundation, carrier of family identity

Why it matters

Small families like this were vulnerable to extinction through war, disease, or exile

Read with care

What most readers miss in 1 Chronicles 24:29

This represents thousands of years of faithful parenting distilled into one name

Common misconceptionThis looks like meaningless record-keeping, but it's actually celebrating that despite exile, war, and loss, some families survived intact to serve God again.

Bible Genome reading

1 Chronicles 24:29 — Bible Genome reading

SpeakerNarrator
EraUnited Kingdom
Primary emotionresting
Literary typegenealogy

Emotional genome

Comfort power10%
Quotability10%
Memorability10%
Crisis relevance10%
Standalone20%
Themes:lineageinheritance

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1 Chronicles 24:29 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 10% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the genealogy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include lineage, inheritance. Notable phrases: sons of Kish.

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