Bible Cross References
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Genesis 29:1-30
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Jacob continued on his way and went toward the land of the East.
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Suddenly he came upon a well out in the fields with three flocks of sheep lying around it. The flocks were watered from this well, which had a large stone over the opening.
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Whenever all the flocks came together there, the shepherds would roll the stone back and water them. Then they would put the stone back in place.
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Jacob asked the shepherds, "My friends, where are you from?" "From Haran," they answered.
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He asked, "Do you know Laban, grandson of Nahor?" "Yes, we do," they answered.
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"Is he well?" he asked. "He is well," they answered. "Look, here comes his daughter Rachel with his flock."
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Jacob said, "Since it is still broad daylight and not yet time to bring the flocks in, why don't you water them and take them back to pasture?"
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They answered, "We can't do that until all the flocks are here and the stone has been rolled back; then we will water the flocks."
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While Jacob was still talking with them, Rachel arrived with the flock.
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When Jacob saw Rachel with his uncle Laban's flock, he went to the well, rolled the stone back, and watered the sheep.
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Then he kissed her and began to cry for joy.
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He told her, "I am your father's relative, the son of Rebecca." She ran to tell her father;
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and when he heard the news about his nephew Jacob, he ran to meet him, hugged him and kissed him, and brought him into the house. When Jacob told Laban everything that had happened,
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Laban said, "Yes, indeed, you are my own flesh and blood." Jacob stayed there a whole month.
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Laban said to Jacob, "You shouldn't work for me for nothing just because you are my relative. How much pay do you want?"
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Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger Rachel.
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Leah had lovely eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.
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Jacob was in love with Rachel, so he said, "I will work seven years for you, if you will let me marry Rachel."
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Laban answered, "I would rather give her to you than to anyone else; stay here with me."
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Jacob worked seven years so that he could have Rachel, and the time seemed like only a few days to him, because he loved her.
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Then Jacob said to Laban, "The time is up; let me marry your daughter."
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So Laban gave a wedding feast and invited everyone.
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But that night, instead of Rachel, he took Leah to Jacob, and Jacob had intercourse with her.
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(Laban gave his slave woman Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maid.)
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Not until the next morning did Jacob discover that it was Leah. He went to Laban and said, "Why did you do this to me? I worked to get Rachel. Why have you tricked me?"
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Laban answered, "It is not the custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.
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Wait until the week's marriage celebrations are over, and I will give you Rachel, if you will work for me another seven years."
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Jacob agreed, and when the week of marriage celebrations was over, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.
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(Laban gave his slave woman Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maid.)
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Jacob had intercourse with Rachel also, and he loved her more than Leah. Then he worked for Laban another seven years.
Genesis 35:23
The sons of Leah were Reuben (Jacob's oldest son), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
Genesis 49:1-33
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Jacob called for his sons and said, "Gather around, and I will tell you what will happen to you in the future:
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"Come together and listen, sons of Jacob. Listen to your father Israel.
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"Reuben, my first-born, you are my strength And the first child of my manhood, The proudest and strongest of all my sons.
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You are like a raging flood, But you will not be the most important, For you slept with my concubine And dishonored your father's bed.
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"Simeon and Levi are brothers. They use their weapons to commit violence.
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I will not join in their secret talks, Nor will I take part in their meetings, For they killed people in anger And they crippled bulls for sport.
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A curse be on their anger, because it is so fierce, And on their fury, because it is so cruel. I will scatter them throughout the land of Israel. I will disperse them among its people.
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"Judah, your brothers will praise you. You hold your enemies by the neck. Your brothers will bow down before you.
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Judah is like a lion, Killing his victim and returning to his den, Stretching out and lying down. No one dares disturb him.
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Judah will hold the royal scepter, And his descendants will always rule. Nations will bring him tribute And bow in obedience before him.
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He ties his young donkey to a grapevine, To the very best of the vines. He washes his clothes in blood-red wine.
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His eyes are bloodshot from drinking wine, His teeth white from drinking milk.
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"Zebulun will live beside the sea. His shore will be a haven for ships. His territory will reach as far as Sidon.
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"Issachar is no better than a donkey That lies stretched out between its saddlebags.
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But he sees that the resting place is good And that the land is delightful. So he bends his back to carry the load And is forced to work as a slave.
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"Dan will be a ruler for his people. They will be like the other tribes of Israel.
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Dan will be a snake at the side of the road, A poisonous snake beside the path, That strikes at the horse's heel, So that the rider is thrown off backward.
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"I wait for your deliverance, LORD.
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"Gad will be attacked by a band of robbers, But he will turn and pursue them.
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"Asher's land will produce rich food. He will provide food fit for a king.
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"Naphtali is a deer that runs free, Who bears lovely fawns.
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"Joseph is like a wild donkey by a spring, A wild colt on a hillside.
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His enemies attack him fiercely And pursue him with their bows and arrows.
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But his bow remains steady, And his arms are made strong By the power of the Mighty God of Jacob, By the Shepherd, the Protector of Israel.
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It is your father's God who helps you, The Almighty God who blesses you With blessings of rain from above And of deep waters from beneath the ground, Blessings of many cattle and children,
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Blessings of grain and flowers, Blessings of ancient mountains, Delightful things from everlasting hills. May these blessings rest on the head of Joseph, On the brow of the one set apart from his brothers.
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"Benjamin is like a vicious wolf. Morning and evening he kills and devours."
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These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said as he spoke a suitable word of farewell to each son.
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Then Jacob commanded his sons, "Now that I am going to join my people in death, bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
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at Machpelah east of Mamre in the land of Canaan. Abraham bought this cave and field from Ephron for a burial ground.
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That is where they buried Abraham and his wife Sarah; that is where they buried Isaac and his wife Rebecca; and that is where I buried Leah.
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The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites. Bury me there."
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When Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons, he lay back down and died.
Exodus 1:1-5
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The sons of Jacob who went to Egypt with him, each with his family, were
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Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
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Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,
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Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
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The total number of these people directly descended from Jacob was seventy. His son Joseph was already in Egypt.
Exodus 6:14-18
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Reuben, Jacob's first-born, had four sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; they were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names.
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Simeon had six sons: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman; they were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names.
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Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; they were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names. Levi lived 137 years.
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Gershon had two sons: Libni and Shimei, and they had many descendants.
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Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
1 Chronicles 2:1-55
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Jacob had twelve sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
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Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
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Judah had five sons in all. By his wife Bathshua, a Canaanite, he had three sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. His oldest son, Er, was so evil that the LORD killed him.
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By his daughter-in-law Tamar, Judah had two more sons, Perez and Zerah.
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Perez had two sons, Hezron and Hamul.
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His brother Zerah had five sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda.
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Achan son of Carmi, one of Zerah's descendants, brought disaster on the people of Israel by keeping loot that had been devoted to God.
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Ethan had one son, Azariah.
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Hezron had three sons: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
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The family line from Ram to Jesse is as follows: Ram, Amminadab, Nahshon (a prominent man of the tribe of Judah),
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Salmon, Boaz,
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Obed, and Jesse.
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Jesse had seven sons. In order of age they were: Eliab, Abinadab, Shammah,
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Nethanel, Raddai,
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Ozem, and David.
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He also had two daughters, Zeruiah and Abigail. Jesse's daughter Zeruiah had three sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
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His other daughter Abigail married Jether, a descendant of Ishmael, and they had a son named Amasa.
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Hezron's son Caleb married Azubah and had a daughter named Jerioth. She had three sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
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After the death of Azubah, Caleb married Ephrath, and they had a son named Hur.
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Hur's son was Uri, and his grandson was Bezalel.
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When Hezron was sixty years old, he married Machir's daughter, the sister of Gilead. They had a son named Segub,
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and Segub had a son named Jair. Jair ruled twenty-three cities in the territory of Gilead.
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But the kingdoms of Geshur and Aram conquered sixty towns there, including the villages of Jair and Kenath, and the towns nearby. All the people who lived there were descendants of Machir, the father of Gilead.
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After Hezron died, his son Caleb married Ephrath, his father's widow. They had a son named Ashhur, who founded the town of Tekoa.
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Jerahmeel, the oldest son of Hezron, had five sons: Ram, the oldest, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
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Ram had three sons: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. Jerahmeel had another wife, a woman named Atarah, and they had a son, Onam.
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(SEE 2:26)
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Onam had two sons, Shammai and Jada, and Shammai also had two sons, Nadab and Abishur.
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Abishur married a woman named Abihail, and they had two sons, Ahban and Molid.
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Abishur's brother Nadab had two sons, Seled and Appaim, but Seled died without having any sons.
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Appaim was the father of Ishi, Ishi was the father of Sheshan, and Sheshan the father of Ahlai.
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Jada, the brother of Shammai, had two sons, Jether and Jonathan, but Jether died without having any sons.
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Jonathan had two sons, Peleth and Zaza. All these were descendants of Jerahmeel.
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Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha,
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to whom he gave one of his daughters in marriage. They had a son named Attai.
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The family line from Attai to Elishama is as follows: Attai, Nathan, Zabad,
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Ephlal, Obed,
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Jehu, Azariah,
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Helez, Eleasah,
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Sismai, Shallum,
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Jekamiah, and Elishama.
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The oldest son of Caleb, Jerahmeel's brother, was named Mesha. Mesha was the father of Ziph, who was the father of Mareshah, who was the father of Hebron.
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Hebron had four sons: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
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Shema was the father of Raham and the grandfather of Jorkeam. Rekem, Shema's brother, was the father of Shammai,
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who was the father of Maon, who was the father of Bethzur.
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Caleb had a concubine named Ephah, and by her he had three more sons: Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran also had a son named Gazez.
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(A man named Jahdai had six sons: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.)
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Caleb had another concubine, Maacah, who bore him two sons, Sheber and Tirhanah.
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Later she had two more sons: Shaaph, who founded the town of Madmannah; and Shevah, who founded the towns of Machbenah and Gibea. In addition, Caleb had a daughter named Achsah.
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The following are also descendants of Caleb. Hur was the oldest son of Caleb and his wife Ephrath. Hur's son Shobal founded Kiriath Jearim,
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his second son Salma founded Bethlehem, and his third son Hareph founded Bethgader.
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Shobal, the founder of Kiriath Jearim, was the ancestor of the people of Haroeh, of half the inhabitants of Menuhoth,
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and of the following clans that lived in Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. (The people of the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol were members of these clans.)
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Salma, the founder of Bethlehem, was the ancestor of the people of Netophath, of Atroth Beth Joab, and of the Zorites, who were one of the two clans in Manahath.
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(The following clans of experts in writing and copying documents lived in the town of Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. They were Kenites who had intermarried with the Rechabites.)
1 Chronicles 8:1-40
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Benjamin had five sons. In order of age they were Bela, Ashbel, Aharah,
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Nohah, and Rapha.
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The descendants of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud,
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Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah,
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Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
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The descendants of Ehud were Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. They were heads of families that lived in Geba, but which were forced out and went to live in Manahath. Gera, the father of Uzza and Ahihud, led them in this move.
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(SEE 8:6)
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Shaharaim divorced two wives, Hushim and Baara. Later, when he lived in the country of Moab, he married Hodesh and had seven sons: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,
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(SEE 8:8)
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Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. His sons all became heads of families.
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He also had two sons by Hushim: Abitub and Elpaal.
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Elpaal had three sons: Eber, Misham, and Shemed. It was Shemed who built the cities of Ono and Lod and the surrounding villages.
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Beriah and Shema were heads of families that settled in the city of Aijalon and drove out the people who lived in the city of Gath.
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Beriah's descendants included Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth,
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Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
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Michael, Ishpah, and Joha.
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Elpaal's descendants included Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber,
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Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.
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Shimei's descendants included Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi,
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Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
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Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath.
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Shashak's descendants included Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
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Abdon, Zichri, Hanan,
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Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
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Iphdeiah, and Penuel.
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Jeroham's descendants included Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,
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Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri.
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These were the ancestral heads of families and their principal descendants who lived in Jerusalem.
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Jeiel founded the city of Gibeon and settled there. His wife was named Maacah,
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and his oldest son, Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
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Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah,
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and Mikloth, the father of Shimeah. Their descendants lived in Jerusalem near other families of their clan.
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Ner was the father of Kish, and Kish was the father of King Saul. Saul had four sons: Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
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Jonathan was the father of Meribbaal, who was the father of Micah.
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Micah had four sons: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
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Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, who was the father of three sons: Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza,
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Moza the father of Binea, Binea of Raphah, Raphah of Eleasah, and Eleasah of Azel.
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Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
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Azel's brother Eshek had three sons: Ulam, Jeush, and Eliphelet.
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Ulam's sons were outstanding soldiers and archers. He had a hundred and fifty sons and grandsons in all. All those named above were members of the tribe of Benjamin.
Reuben
Genesis 29:32
Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She said, "The LORD has seen my trouble, and now my husband will love me"; so she named him Reuben.
Genesis 35:22
While Jacob was living in that land, Reuben had sexual intercourse with Bilhah, one of his father's concubines; Jacob heard about it and was furious. Jacob had twelve sons.
Genesis 35:23
The sons of Leah were Reuben (Jacob's oldest son), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
Genesis 49:3
"Reuben, my first-born, you are my strength And the first child of my manhood, The proudest and strongest of all my sons.
Genesis 49:4
You are like a raging flood, But you will not be the most important, For you slept with my concubine And dishonored your father's bed.
Exodus 6:14
Reuben, Jacob's first-born, had four sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; they were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names.
Numbers 1:5
These are the men, leaders within their tribes, who were chosen from the community for this work: (Tribe: Clan chief); Reuben: Elizur son of Shedeur; Simeon: Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai; Judah: Nahshon son of Amminadab; Issachar: Nethanel son of Zuar; Zebulun: Eliab son of Helon; Ephraim: Elishama son of Ammihud; Manasseh: Gamaliel son of Pedahzur; Benjamin: Abidan son of Gideoni; Dan: Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai; Asher: Pagiel son of Ochran; Gad: Eliasaph son of Deuel; Naphtali: Ahira son of Enan
Numbers 1:20
The men twenty years old or older who were fit for military service were registered by name according to clan and family, beginning with the tribe of Reuben, Jacob's oldest son. The totals were as follows: (Tribe: Number); Reuben: 46,500; Simeon: 59,300; Gad: 45,650; Judah: 74,600; Issachar: 54,400; Zebulun: 57,400; Ephraim: 40,500; Manasseh: 32,200; Benjamin: 35,400; Dan: 62,700; Asher: 41,500; Naphtali: 53,400; Total: 603,550
Numbers 1:21
(SEE 1:20)
Numbers 2:10-13
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On the south, those under the banner of the division of Reuben shall camp in their groups, under their leaders, as follows: (Tribe: Leader: Number); Reuben: Elizur son of Shedeur: 46,500; Simeon: Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai: 59,300; Gad: Eliasaph son of Deuel: 45,650; Total: 151,450. The division of Reuben shall march second.
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(SEE 2:10)
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(SEE 2:10)
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(SEE 2:10)
Numbers 26:5-11
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The tribe of Reuben (Reuben was the oldest son of Jacob): the clans of Hanoch, Pallu,
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Hezron, and Carmi.
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These clans numbered 43,730 men.
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The descendants of Pallu were Eliab
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and his sons Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. (These are the Dathan and Abiram who were chosen by the community. They defied Moses and Aaron and joined the followers of Korah when they rebelled against the LORD.
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The ground opened and swallowed them, and they died with Korah and his followers when fire destroyed 250 men; they became a warning to the people.
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But the sons of Korah were not killed.)
Deuteronomy 33:6
Moses said about the tribe of Reuben: "May Reuben never die out, Although their people are few."
1 Chronicles 2:1-10
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Jacob had twelve sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
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Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
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Judah had five sons in all. By his wife Bathshua, a Canaanite, he had three sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. His oldest son, Er, was so evil that the LORD killed him.
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By his daughter-in-law Tamar, Judah had two more sons, Perez and Zerah.
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Perez had two sons, Hezron and Hamul.
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His brother Zerah had five sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda.
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Achan son of Carmi, one of Zerah's descendants, brought disaster on the people of Israel by keeping loot that had been devoted to God.
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Ethan had one son, Azariah.
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Hezron had three sons: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
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The family line from Ram to Jesse is as follows: Ram, Amminadab, Nahshon (a prominent man of the tribe of Judah),