· Translation: KJV

1 Chronicles 8:26and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,

The setting

Jerusalem, ~400 BC. A scribe carefully records tribal genealogies as exiled families return to rebuild their identity in modern Israel/Palestine...

The emotion here: meticulous reverence for preserving tribal identity

The original word

rosh (רֹאשׁ) — head, chief, leader of a father's house

Why it matters

These genealogies were essential for proving land inheritance rights after the Babylonian exile

Read with care

What most readers miss in 1 Chronicles 8:26

Every name represents a family line that survived 70 years of exile and returned

Common misconceptionMost people skip genealogies as boring lists, but they're survival records of families who refused to disappear during exile.

Bible Genome reading

1 Chronicles 8:26 — Bible Genome reading

SpeakerNarrator
EraUnited Kingdom
Primary emotionresting
Literary typegenealogy

Emotional genome

Comfort power20%
Quotability10%
Memorability10%
Crisis relevance10%
Standalone20%
Themes:genealogyheritage

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Open 1 Chronicles 8

1 Chronicles 8:26 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 genealogy, heritage. Notable phrases: Shamsherai; Shehariah; Athaliah.

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