Quotes About Genealogy

From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari;

Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

The number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust.

All these were heads of Levite families, chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.

Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.

Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, who was the father of Micah.

The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.

Ahaz was the father of Jarah; Jarah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri was the father of Moza.

Moza was the father of Binea. Rephaiah was his son, Elasah his son, and Azel his son.

And Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.

Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,

Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.

The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.

The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

Now these were the remaining descendants of Levi: From the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.

From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.

From the sons of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.

Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, and Eliehoenai the seventh.