Judah

                            To Hezron's Sons

   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.


                            From Ram Son of Hezron

   Ram was the father of
       Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of
       Nahshon, the leader of the people of Judah.
       Nahshon 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

   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 Gilead.
       (But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth
       Jair, as well as Kenath with its surronding
       settlements--sixty towns.) All these were
       descendants of Makir the father of Gilead.

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


                            Jerahmeel Son of Hezron

   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 died without
       children.
   The son of Appaim:
       Ishi, who was the father of Sheshan.
       Sheshan was the father of Ahlai.
   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 Jeahmeel.
   Sheshan had no sons--only daughters.
       He had an Egytian 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 Clans of Caleb

   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 Rham, and Raham the
       father of Jorkeam. Rekem 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:
       Regem, 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 Kiriath
   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 Salma:
       Bethlehem, the Netophathites, 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.


The Book of 1st Chronicles: chapter 2, verses 3 - 55