Jerahmeel’s Descendants

²⁵ The sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron’s firstborn, were Ram, the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. ²⁶ Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah; she was Onam’s mother.

²⁷ The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s firstborn, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

²⁸ The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada.

The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.

²⁹ Abishur’s wife was Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid. ³⁰ The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. (Seled died without having sons.)

³¹ The son^[a] of Appaim: Ishi.

The son of Ishi: Sheshan.

The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.

³² The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother: Jether and Jonathan. (Jether died without having sons.)

³³ The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza.

These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.

³⁴ Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. Sheshan had an Egyptian servant named Jarha. ³⁵ Sheshan gave his daughter to his servant Jarha as a wife; she bore him Attai.

³⁶ Attai was the father of Nathan, and Nathan was the father of Zabad. ³⁷ Zabad was the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal was the father of Obed. ³⁸ Obed was the father of Jehu, and Jehu was the father of Azariah. ³⁹ Azariah was the father of Helez, and Helez was the father of Eleasah. ⁴⁰ Eleasah was the father of Sismai, and Sismai was the father of Shallum. ⁴¹ Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.