Quotes About Identity

The six descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat.

The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam—three in all.

The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven in all.

The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And their sister was named Hazzelelponi.

The sons of Helah were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,

Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”

Chelub the brother of Shuhah was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, of Paseah, and of Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These were the men of Recah.

Meonothai was the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those living in Ge-harashim, which was given this name because its people were craftsmen.

The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.

The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Meredís wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

The sons of Hodiahís wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. The descendants of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.

The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.

The sons of Shaul: Shallum, Mibsam, and Mishma.

The sons of Mishma: Hammuel, Zaccur, and Shimei.

They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,

Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

and all their surrounding villages as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record:

Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,

Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah (son of Seraiah, son of Asiel),