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Descendants of Israel

2The sons of Israel were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,H1121H3478H7205H8095H3878H3063H3485H2074 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.H1835H3130H1144H5321H1410H836

Descendants of Judah

3Judah had three sons from Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Their names were Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the LORD saw that the oldest son, Er, was a wicked man, so he killed him.H1121H3063H6147H209H7956H7969H3205H1323H7774H1340H3669H6147H1060H3063H7451H5869H3068H4191 4Later Judah had twin sons from Tamar, his widowed daughter-in-law. Their names were Perez and Zerah. So Judah had five sons in all.H8559H3618H3205H6557H2226H1121H3063H2568 5The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.H1121H6557H2696H2538 6The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda—five in all.H1121H2226H2174H387H1968H3633H1873H2568 7The son of Carmi (a descendant of Zimri) was Achan, who brought disaster on Israel by taking plunder that had been set apart for the LORD.H1121H3756H5917H5916H3478H4603H2764 8The son of Ethan was Azariah.H1121H387H5838

From Judah’s Grandson Hezron to David

9The sons of Hezron were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.H1121H2696H3205H3396H7410H3621 10Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of Judah.H7410H3205H5992H5992H3205H5177H5387H1121H3063 11Nahshon was the father of Salmon. Salmon was the father of Boaz.H5177H3205H8007H8007H3205H1162 12Boaz was the father of Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse.H1162H3205H5744H5744H3205H3448 13Jesse's first son was Eliab, his second was Abinadab, his third was Shimea,H3448H3205H1060H446H41H8145H8092H7992 14his fourth was Nethanel, his fifth was Raddai,H5417H7243H7288H2549 15his sixth was Ozem, and his seventh was David.H684H8345H1732H7637 16Their sisters were named Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah had three sons named Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.H269H6870H26H1121H6870H52H3097H6214H7969 17Abigail married a man named Jether, an Ishmaelite, and they had a son named Amasa.H26H3205H6021H1H6021H3500H3459

Other Descendants of Hezron

18Hezron's son Caleb had sons from his wife Azubah and from Jerioth. Her sons were named Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.H3612H1121H2696H3205H854H5806H802H3408H1121H3475H7727H715 19After Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrathah, and they had a son named Hur.H5806H4191H3612H3947H672H3205H2354 20Hur was the father of Uri. Uri was the father of Bezalel.H2354H3205H221H221H3205H1212 21When Hezron was sixty years old, he married Gilead's sister, the daughter of Makir. They had a son named Segub.H310H2696H935H1323H4353H1H1568H3947H8346H8141H1121H3205H7687 22Segub was the father of Jair, who ruled twenty-three towns in the land of Gilead.H7687H3205H2971H7969H6242H5892H776H1568 23(But Geshur and Aram captured the Towns of Jair and also took Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages.) All these were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.H3947H1650H758H2333H2971H7079H1323H8346H5892H1121H4353H1H1568 24Soon after Hezron died in the town of Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah gave birth to a son named Ashhur (the father of Tekoa).H310H2696H4194H3613H29H2696H802H3205H806H1H8620

Descendants of Hezron’s Son Jerahmeel

25The sons of Jerahmeel, the oldest son of Hezron, were Ram (the firstborn), Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.H1121H3396H1060H2696H7410H1060H946H767H684H281 26Jerahmeel had a second wife named Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.H3396H312H802H8034H5851H517H208 27The sons of Ram, the oldest son of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.H1121H7410H1060H3396H4619H3226H6134 28The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.H1121H208H8060H3047H1121H8060H5070H51 29The sons of Abishur and his wife Abihail were Ahban and Molid.H8034H802H51H32H3205H257H4140 30The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children,H1121H5070H5540H649H5540H4191H1121 31but Appaim had a son named Ishi. The son of Ishi was Sheshan. Sheshan had a descendant named Ahlai.H1121H649H3469H1121H3469H8348H1121H8348H304 32The sons of Jada, Shammai's brother, were Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children,H1121H3047H251H8060H3500H3129H3500H4191H1121 33but Jonathan had two sons named Peleth and Zaza. These were all descendants of Jerahmeel.H1121H3129H6431H2117H1121H3396 34Sheshan had no sons, though he did have daughters. He also had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.H8348H1121H1323H8348H5650H4713H8034H3398 35Sheshan gave one of his daughters to be the wife of Jarha, and they had a son named Attai.H8348H5414H1323H3398H5650H802H3205H6262 36Attai was the father of Nathan. Nathan was the father of Zabad.H6262H3205H5416H5416H3205H2066 37Zabad was the father of Ephlal. Ephlal was the father of Obed.H2066H3205H654H654H3205H5744 38Obed was the father of Jehu. Jehu was the father of Azariah.H5744H3205H3058H3058H3205H5838 39Azariah was the father of Helez. Helez was the father of Eleasah.H5838H3205H2503H2503H3205H501 40Eleasah was the father of Sismai. Sismai was the father of Shallum.H501H3205H5581H5581H3205H7967 41Shallum was the father of Jekamiah. Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.H7967H3205H3359H3359H3205H476

Descendants of Hezron’s Son Caleb

42The descendants of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, included Mesha (the firstborn), who became the father of Ziph. Caleb's descendants also included the sons of Mareshah, the father of Hebron.H1121H3612H251H3396H4337H1060H1H2128H1121H4762H1H2275 43The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.H1121H2275H7141H8599H7552H8087 44Shema was the father of Raham. Raham was the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.H8087H3205H7357H1H3421H7552H3205H8060 45The son of Shammai was Maon. Maon was the father of Beth-zur.H1121H8060H4584H4584H1H1049 46Caleb's concubine Ephah gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.H5891H3612H6370H3205H2771H4162H1495H2771H3205H1495 47The sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.H1121H3056H7276H3147H1529H6404H5891H8174 48Another of Caleb's concubines, Maacah, gave birth to Sheber and Tirhanah.H4601H3612H6370H3205H7669H8647 49She also gave birth to Shaaph (the father of Madmannah) and Sheva (the father of Macbenah and Gibea). Caleb also had a daughter named Acsah.H3205H8174H1H4089H7724H1H4343H1H1388H1323H3612H5915

Descendants of Caleb’s Son Hur

50These were all descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the oldest son of Caleb's wife Ephrathah, were Shobal (the founder of Kiriath-jearim),H1121H3612H1121H2354H1060H672H7732H1H7157 51Salma (the founder of Bethlehem), and Hareph (the founder of Beth-gader).H8007H1H1035H2780H1H1013 52The descendants of Shobal (the founder of Kiriath-jearim) were Haroeh, half the Manahathites,H7732H1H7157H1121H7204H2677H2679 53and the families of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites, from whom came the people of Zorah and Eshtaol.H4940H7157H3505H6336H8126H4954H3318H6882H848 54The descendants of Salma were the people of Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, the other half of the Manahathites, the Zorites,H1121H8007H1035H5200H5852H5854H2677H2680H6882 55and the families of scribes living at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. All these were Kenites who descended from Hammath, the father of the family of Recab.H4940H5608H3427H3427H3258H8654H8101H7756H1992H7017H935H2574H1H1004H7394


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