1 Chronicles 7:16Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~450 BC. Scribes carefully record names that survived Babylonian exile in modern Israel...
The emotion here: careful preservation of precious memories
Why it matters
Names in ancient Israel often reflected the circumstances of birth or parents' hopes for the child's future
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Chronicles 7:16
Each name represents a mother's hope and prayer for her child's destiny
Common misconceptionThese genealogies are just ancient record-keeping, but they're actually testimonies to God's faithfulness across generations of ordinary families.
Bible Genome reading
1 Chronicles 7:16 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Chronicles 7:16 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 30% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the genealogy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include genealogy, birth, naming. Notable phrases: Maacah; bore a son; named him Peresh.
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“Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.”
— Psalms 23:1
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“"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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