1 Chronicles 8:22
“Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,”
What does 1 Chronicles 8:22 mean?
This verse is part of a genealogical list of Benjamin's descendants, recording names that mattered to the chronicler's community but are otherwise unknown to us. These brief name listings might seem disconnected from our lives today, yet they remind us that God saw and remembered real people with real stories, even when history has forgotten the details of who they were. If you're reading through genealogies and wondering why these lists matter, remember that behind each name was a person God knew fully. That same God knows you completely too, regardless of whether your story makes it into any earthly record.