1 Chronicles 8:3Bela had sons: Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,
The setting
Jerusalem, ~440 BC. The chronicler traces Bela's sons, ensuring every branch of Benjamin's tribe is accounted for as they reclaim their inheritance. Modern-day Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: determined to preserve every family line that survived
The original word
banim (בָּנִים) — sons, but including all male descendants who could inherit tribal land
Why it matters
Bela was Benjamin's firstborn, making his descendants the senior clan with special inheritance rights
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Chronicles 8:3
These weren't just names but legal documentation for land ownership in post-exile Israel
Common misconceptionModern readers see these as random names, but each represented a clan with specific territorial rights and responsibilities.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Chronicles 8:3
Bible Genome reading
1 Chronicles 8:3 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Chronicles 8:3 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, benjamin tribe. Notable phrases: Bela had sons.
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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