- These were the sons of Israel:Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Isaachar, Zebulun,
- Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
- The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah. These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman,
the daughter of Shua. Er, Judah`s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD`s sight;
so the LORD put him to death. - Tamar, Judah`s daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
- The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
- The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol and Darda--five in all.
- The son of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things.
- The son of Ethan: Azariah.
- The sons born to Hezron were: Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb.
- Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nashon,
the leader of the people of Judah. - Nashon was the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz.
- Boaz the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.
- Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea,
- the fourth Nethanel, the fifth Raddai,
- the sixth Ozem and the seventh David.
- Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah`s three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel.
- Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
- Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah(and by Jerioth). These were her sons:
Jesher, Shobab and Ardon. - When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
- Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri the father of Bezalel.
- Later, Hezron lay with the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead
(he had married her when he was sixty years old), and she bore him Segub. - Segub was the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three towns in Gillead.
- (But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth Jair, as well as Kenath with its surrounding settlements--
sixty towns.) All these were descendants of Makir the father of Gillead. - After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
- The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: Ram his firstborn Bunah, Oren,Ozem and Ahijah.
- Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
- The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin and Eker.
- The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai:Nadab and Abishur.
- Abishur`s wife was named Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid.
- The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled deied without children.
- The son of Appaim: Ishi, who was the father of Sheshan. Sheshan was the father of Ahiai.
- The sons of Jada, Shammai`s brother: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.
- The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerameel.
- Sheshan had no sons--only daughters. He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha,
- Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore him Attai.
- Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan the father of Zabad,
- Zabad the father of Ephlal, Ephlal the father of Obed,
- Obed the father of Jehu, Jehu the father of Azariah,
- Azariah the father of Helez, Helez the father of Eleasah,
- Eleasah the father of Sismai, Sismai the father of Shallum
- Shallum the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah the father of Elishama.
- The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph,
and his son Mareshah, who was the father of Hebron. - The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema.
- Shema was the father of Raham, and Raham the father of Jorkeam. Rekim was the father of Shammai.
- The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
- Caleb`s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.
- The sons of Jahdai: Regam, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah and Shaaph.
- Caleb`s concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.
- She also gave birth to Shaaph the father of Madmannah and to Sheva the father of Macbenah and Gibea. Caleb`s daughter was Acsah.
- These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah:
Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim. - Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
- The descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriam Jearim were: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,
- and the clans of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.
- The descendants of Saima: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half the Manahathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,
- and the clans of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites and Sucathites.
These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Recab.
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