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The Family of Israel

These were the sons of [a]Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

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The Sons of Israel

These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

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Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

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Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

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From Judah to David

The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by the daughter of Shua, the Canaanitess. Er, the firstborn of Judah, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; so He killed him.

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Descendants of Judah

The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.

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And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

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And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

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The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

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The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.

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The sons of Zerah were [b]Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and [c]Dara — five of them in all.

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And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.

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The son of Carmi was [d]Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the accursed[e] thing.

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And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.

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The son of Ethan was Azariah.

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And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.

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Also the sons of Hezron who were born to him were Jerahmeel, [f]Ram, and [g]Chelubai.

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The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.

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Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, leader of the children of Judah;

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And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;

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Nahshon begot [h]Salma, and Salma begot Boaz;

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And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,

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Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse;

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And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,

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Jesse begot Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, [i]Shimea the third,

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The Children of Jesse

And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,

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Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

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Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

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Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh.

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Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:

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Now their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel — three.

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Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

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Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was [j]Jether the Ishmaelite.

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And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.

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The Family of Hezron

Caleb the son of Hezron had children by Azubah, his wife, and by Jerioth. Now these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

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Descendants of Hezron

And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.

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When Azubah died, Caleb [k]took Ephrath[l] as his wife, who bore him Hur.

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And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.

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And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezalel.

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And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.

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Now afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub.

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And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.

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Segub begot Jair,[m] who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.

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And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.

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(Geshur and Syria took from them the towns of Jair, with Kenath and its towns — sixty towns.) All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

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And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

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After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Hezron’s wife Abijah bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.

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And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.

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The Family of Jerahmeel

The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram, the firstborn, and Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

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Descendants of Jerahmeel

And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.

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Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.

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Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.

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The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

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And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

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The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.

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And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.

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And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid.

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And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.

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The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim; Seled died without children.

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And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children.

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The son of Appaim was Ishi, the son of Ishi was Sheshan, and Sheshan’s son was Ahlai.

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And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai.

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The sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan; Jether died without children.

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And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.

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The sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.

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And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.

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Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha.

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Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.

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Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife, and she bore him Attai.

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And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai.

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Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad;

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And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,

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Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed;

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And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,

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Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah;

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And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,

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Azariah begot Helez, and Helez begot Eleasah;

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And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,

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Eleasah begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum;

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And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,

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Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama.

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And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.

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The Family of Caleb

The descendants of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha, his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

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The Clans of Caleb

Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

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The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.

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And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.

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Shema begot Raham the father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begot Shammai.

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And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.

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And the son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.

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And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur.

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Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot Gazez.

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And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.

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And the sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

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And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.

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Maachah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.

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Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.

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She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah and the father of Gibea. And the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.[n]

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She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.

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These were the descendants of Caleb: The sons of Hur, the firstborn of [o]Ephrathah, were Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim,

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These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,

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Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.

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Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Bethgader.

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And Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim had descendants: [p]Haroeh, and half of the [q]families of Manuhoth.

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And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.

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The families of Kirjath Jearim were the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.

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And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.

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The sons of Salma were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, [r]Atroth Beth Joab, half of the Manahethites, and the Zorites.

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The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.

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And the families of the scribes who dwelt at Jabez were the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Suchathites. These were the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.

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And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.

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