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was the father of Bela his firstborn,
Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, 2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.
3 Bela had sons:
Addar, Gera, Abihud, 4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, 5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
6 These were the descendants of Ehud. They were the heads of their families living in Geba, and they were exiled to Manahath:
7 Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera, who forced them into exile. Gera was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
8 Shaharaim had sons born to him in the country of Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. 9 By his wife Hodesh he had Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, 10 Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families. 11 By Hushim he had Abitub and Elpaal.
12 The sons of Elpaal:
Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod and its surrounding villages), 13 and Beriah and Shema, who were the heads of families living in Aijalon and who drove out the people of Gath.
14 Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, 15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, 16 Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah.
17 Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, 18 Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
19 Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, 20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, 21 Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.
22 Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, 23 Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, 24 Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, 25 Iphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak.
26 Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, 27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.
28 All these were the heads of families, chief men as listed in their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.
29 Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in the city of Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah, 30 and his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, 31 Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, 32 and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. These also lived among their extended family in Jerusalem.
33 Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
34 The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.
35 The sons of Micah:
Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. 36 Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza. 37 Moza was the father of Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
38 Azel had six sons, and these were their names:
Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
39 The sons of his brother Eshek:
Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third. 40 The sons of Ulam were mighty warriors and archers. They had many sons and grandsons—a hundred and fifty in all.
All these were the descendants of Benjamin.