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1 Chronicles 7:20-40

1 Chronicles 7:20-40 CSB

Ephraim’s  sons: Shuthelah, and his son Bered, his son Tahath, his son Eleadah, his son Tahath, his son Zabad, his son Shuthelah, also Ezer, and Elead. The men of Gath, born in the land, killed them because they went down to raid their cattle. Their father Ephraim mourned a long time, and his relatives  came to comfort him. He slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because there had been misfortune in his home.  His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon  and Uzzen-sheerah, his son Rephah,  his son Resheph, his son Telah, his son Tahan, his son Ladan, his son Ammihud, his son Elishama, his son Nun, and his son Joshua.  Their holdings and settlements were Bethel  and its surrounding villages; Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages, and along the borders of the descendants of Manasseh, Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor with their surrounding villages. The sons of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns. Asher’s  sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, with their sister Serah. Beriah’s sons: Heber, and Malchiel, who fathered Birzaith. Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, with their sister Shua. Japhlet’s sons: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet’s sons. Shemer’s sons: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram. His brother Helem’s sons: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. Zophah’s sons: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. Jether’s sons: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara. Ulla’s sons: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. All these were Asher’s descendants. They were the heads of their ancestral families, chosen men, valiant warriors, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men listed in their genealogies for military service was 26,000.