Hezron
Hezron was the son of Perez and grandson of Judah, and his descendants formed the Hezronite clan within the tribe of Judah.
The name Hezron means “the dart of joy; the division of the song”
MaleTribe of JudahEgypt and Wilderness eraOld & New Testaments6 books14 verses
Summary
A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Genesis 46:12; referred to as Hezron (חֶצְרוֹן), Hezronites (חֶצְרוֹנִי), or Hezron (Ἐσρώμ); son of Perez; a brother of Hamul; husband of Machir's daughter and Abiah; father of Ram, Jerahmeel, Caleb, Segub and Ashhur.
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Alternative names
- ἘσρώμHezron
- חֶצְרוֹןHezron
- חֶצְרוֹנִיHezron
Mentions
- The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
- …the Hezronite clan from Hezron, and the Carmite clan from Carmi.
- And these were the descendants of Perez: the Hezronite clan from Hezron and the Hamulite clan from Hamul.
- Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,
- Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab,
- The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
- The sons who were born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
- Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were the sons of Azubah: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
- Later, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to him Segub.
- After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
- The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
- The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
- Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
- …the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,