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The Tribe of Asher

30 The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Serah was their sister.

31 The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel, who was the father

of Birzaith.

32 Heber became the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua.

33 The sons of Japhlet were Pasak, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the sons of Japhlet.

34 The sons of Shemer[a] were Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah,[b] and Aram.

35 The sons of his brother Helem[c] were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

36 The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, 37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Be’era.

38 The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.

39 The sons of Ulla were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.

40 All these were the sons of Asher, heads of the houses of their fathers, elite soldiers, powerful warriors, heads of the tribal leaders. The number of them listed in the genealogies for service in war was 26,000 men.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 7:34 Or Shomer
  2. 1 Chronicles 7:34 Or Hubbah
  3. 1 Chronicles 7:35 Apparently the same as Hotham

Asher

30 The sons of Asher:(A)

Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.

31 The sons of Beriah:

Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

32 Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer and Hotham and of their sister Shua.

33 The sons of Japhlet:

Pasak, Bimhal and Ashvath.

These were Japhlet’s sons.

34 The sons of Shomer:

Ahi, Rohgah,[a] Hubbah and Aram.

35 The sons of his brother Helem:

Zophah, Imna, Shelesh and Amal.

36 The sons of Zophah:

Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, 37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran[b] and Beera.

38 The sons of Jether:

Jephunneh, Pispah and Ara.

39 The sons of Ulla:

Arah, Hanniel and Rizia.

40 All these were descendants of Asher—heads of families, choice men, brave warriors and outstanding leaders. The number of men ready for battle, as listed in their genealogy, was 26,000.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 7:34 Or of his brother Shomer: Rohgah
  2. 1 Chronicles 7:37 Possibly a variant of Jether