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These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
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Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
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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.
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Tamar, Judah's daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
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The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
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The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol and Darda--five in all.
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The son of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things.
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The son of Ethan: Azariah.
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The sons born to Hezron were: Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb.
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10.
Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, the leader of the people of Judah.
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11.
Nahshon was the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz,
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Boaz the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.
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Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea,
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the fourth Nethanel, the fifth Raddai,
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the sixth Ozem and the seventh David.
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Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah's three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel.
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Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
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Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah (and by Jerioth). These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab and Ardon.
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When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
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Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri the father of Bezalel.
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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.
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Segub was the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three towns in Gilead.
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(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 Gilead.
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After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
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The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, 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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The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin and Eker.
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The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.
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Abishur's wife was named Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid.
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The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.
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The son of Appaim: Ishi, who was the father of Sheshan. Sheshan was the father of Ahlai.
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The sons of Jada, Shammai's brother: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.
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The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
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Sheshan had no sons--only daughters. He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.
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Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore him Attai.
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Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan the father of Zabad,
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Zabad the father of Ephlal, Ephlal the father of Obed,
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Obed the father of Jehu, Jehu the father of Azariah,
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Azariah the father of Helez, Helez the father of Eleasah,
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Eleasah the father of Sismai, Sismai the father of Shallum,
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Shallum the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah the father of Elishama.
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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.
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The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema.
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Shema was the father of Raham, and Raham the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.
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The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
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Caleb's concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.
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The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah and Shaaph.
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Caleb's concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.
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She also gave birth to Shaaph the father of Madmannah and to Sheva the father of Macbenah and Gibea. Caleb's daughter was Acsah.
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50.
These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,
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Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
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The descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim were: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,
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and the clans of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.
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The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,
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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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