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19 After Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrathah,[a] and they had a son named Hur.

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  1. 2:19 Hebrew Ephrath, a variant spelling of Ephrathah; compare 2:50 and 4:4.

50 These were all descendants of Caleb.

Descendants of Caleb’s Son Hur

The sons of Hur, the oldest son of Caleb’s wife Ephrathah, were Shobal (the founder of Kiriath-jearim),

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24 Soon after Hezron died in the town of Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah gave birth to a son named Ashhur (the father of[a] Tekoa).

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  1. 2:24 Or the founder of; also in 2:42, 45, 49.

A Ruler from Bethlehem

[a]But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
    are only a small village among all the people of Judah.
Yet a ruler of Israel,
    whose origins are in the distant past,
    will come from you on my behalf.

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  1. 5:2 Verses 5:2-15 are numbered 5:1-14 in Hebrew text.

Penuel (the father of[a] Gedor), and Ezer (the father of Hushah). These were the descendants of Hur (the firstborn of Ephrathah), the ancestor of Bethlehem.

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  1. 4:4 Or the founder of; also in 4:5, 12, 14, 17, 18, and perhaps other instances where the text reads the father of.

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