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5 Now their brethren among all the families built Lower and Upper Beth Horon and Uzzen
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of Issachar were mighty men of valor, listed by Sheerah; and Rephah was his son, as well as
their genealogies, eighty-seven thousand in Resheph, and Telah his son, Tahan his son,
all. 26 Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama
6 The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, his son, Nun his son, and Joshua his son.
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and Jediael—three in all. The sons of Bela 28 Now their possessions and dwelling places
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were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri— were Bethel and its towns: to the east Naaran,
five in all. They were heads of their fathers’ to the west Gezer and its towns, and Shechem
houses, and they were listed by their genealo- and its towns, as far as Ayyah and its towns;
gies, twenty-two thousand and thirty-four 29 and by the borders of the children of Manas-
mighty men of valor. seh were Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach
8 The sons of Becher were Zemirah, Joash, and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and
Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jerimoth, Abijah, its towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph,
Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these are the sons the son of Israel.
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of Becher. And they were recorded by geneal- 30 The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah,
ogy according to their generations, heads of Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. The
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their fathers’ houses, twenty thousand two sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel, who
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hundred mighty men of valor. The son of was the father of Birzaith. And Heber begot
Jediael was Bilhan, and the sons of Bilhan were Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister
Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Shua. The sons of Japhlet were Pasach,
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Tharshish, and Ahishahar. Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the children
11 All these sons of Jediael were heads of of Japhlet. The sons of Shemer were Ahi,
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their fathers’ houses; there were seventeen Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. And the sons
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thousand two hundred mighty men of valor fit of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna,
to go out for war and battle. Shuppim and Shelesh, and Amal. The sons of Zophah were
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Huppim were the sons of Ir, and Hushim was Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, Bezer,
the son of Aher. Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Jithran, and Beera.
13 The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, 38 The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispah,
Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah. and Ara. The sons of Ulla were Arah, Haniel,
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14 The descendants of Manasseh: his Syrian and Rizia.
concubine bore him Machir the father of 40 All these were the children of Asher, heads
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Gilead, the father of Asriel. Machir took as of their fathers’ houses, choice men, mighty
his wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, men of valor, chief leaders. And they were
whose name was Maachah. The name of recorded by genealogies among the army fit
Gilead’s grandson was Zelophehad, but for battle; their number was twenty-six thou-
Zelophehad begot only daughters. (Maachah sand.
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the wife of Machir bore a son, and she called Now Benjamin begot Bela his firstborn,
his name Peresh. The name of his brother was 8 Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,
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Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. 2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. The
17 The son of Ulam was Bedan.) These were the sons of Bela were Addar, Gera, Abihud,
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descendants of Gilead the son of Machir, the 4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, Gera, Shephuphan,
son of Manasseh. and Huram.
18 His sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, 6 These are the sons of Ehud, who were the
Abiezer, and Mahlah. heads of the fathers’ houses of the inhabitants
19 And the sons of Shemida were Ahian, of Geba, and who forced them to move to
Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. Manahath: Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera who
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20 The sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah, forced them to move. He begot Uzza and
Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eladah his son, Ahihud.
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Tahath his son, Zabad his son, Shuthelah his 8 Also Shaharaim had children in the country
son, and Ezer and Elead. The men of Gath who of Moab, after he had sent away Hushim and
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were born in that land killed them because Baara his wives. By Hodesh his wife he begot
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they came down to take away their cattle. Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, Jeuz, Sachiah,
22 Then Ephraim their father mourned many and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of
days, and his brethren came to comfort him. their fathers’ houses.
23 And when he went in to his wife, she con- 11 And by Hushim he begot Abitub and
ceived and bore a son; and he called his name Elpaal. The sons of Elpaal were Eber,
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Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod
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house. Now his daughter was Sheerah, who with its towns; and Beriah and Shema, who
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