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The Sons of Israel

(Genesis 35:22-26; Genesis 38:1-30)

¹ These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,² Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.³ The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, who put him to death.⁴ Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.⁵ The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.⁶ The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara^(a)—five in all.⁷ The son^(a) of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban on devoted things.⁸ The son of Ethan: Azariah.⁹ The sons who were born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb^(a).¹⁰ Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.¹¹ Nahshon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon^(a) was the father of Boaz.¹² Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.¹³ Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,¹⁴ Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth,¹⁵ Ozem sixth, and David seventh.¹⁶ Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.¹⁷ Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

¹⁸ Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were the sons of Azubah: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.¹⁹ When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.²⁰ Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.²¹ Later, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to him Segub.²² Segub was the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.²³ But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-Jair^(a), along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.²⁴ After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.²⁵ The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.²⁶ Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.²⁷ The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.²⁸ The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.²⁹ Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, and she bore to him Ahban and Molid.³⁰ The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.³¹ The son^(a) of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.³² The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.³³ The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.³⁴ Sheshan had no sons—only daughters; but he did have an Egyptian servant named Jarha.³⁵ Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore to him Attai.³⁶ Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan was the father of Zabad,³⁷ Zabad was the father of Ephlal, Ephlal was the father of Obed,³⁸ Obed was the father of Jehu, Jehu was the father of Azariah,³⁹ Azariah was the father of Helez, Helez was the father of Elasah,⁴⁰ Elasah was the father of Sismai, Sismai was the father of Shallum,⁴¹ Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.⁴² The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha^(a) his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.⁴³ The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.⁴⁴ Shema was the father of Raham the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the father of Shammai.⁴⁵ The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.⁴⁶ Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.⁴⁷ The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.⁴⁸ Caleb’s concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.⁴⁹ She was also the mother of Shaaph father of Madmannah, and of Sheva father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.⁵⁰ These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons^(a) of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,⁵¹ Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.⁵² These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,⁵³ and the clans of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.⁵⁴ The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,⁵⁵ and the clans of the scribes^(a) who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab^(a).