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Other Clans From Caleb

42 The sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahme’el, were his firstborn son Mesha, who was the father of Ziph, and his son Mareshah,[a] the father of Hebron.

43 The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
44         Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam.
        Rekem became the father of Shammai.
45         The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
46 Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran became the father of Gazez.
47 The sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jothan, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Sha’aph.
48 Ma’akah, Caleb’s concubine, gave birth to Sheber and Tirhanah.
49         She also gave birth to Sha’aph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Makbenah and the father of Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Aksah.[b]

The Towns of Caleb’s Clans

50 These were the descendants of Caleb, who were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,
51         Salma the father of Bethlehem,
and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
52         Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim, had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.[c] 53 The families of Kiriath Jearim were the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
54             The sons of Salma were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half of the Manahathites, and the Zorathites.[d]
55 The families of scribes who lived at Jabez were the Tirathites, the
Shimeathites, and the Sukathites. These are the Kenites who came
from Hammath, the father of the house of Rekab.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:42 Alternate reading of the Hebrew. The main Hebrew text reads and the sons of Mareshah. Ziph and Hebron are the names of cities.
  2. 1 Chronicles 2:49 Apparently this is not the same person as the Aksah who was the daughter of the later Caleb, the companion of Joshua.
  3. 1 Chronicles 2:52 Menuhoth is a literal translation. The ending -oth is usually a feminine plural. This may refer to the same group that is called Manahathites in verse 54.
  4. 1 Chronicles 2:54 Here a man’s “sons” are cities and towns inhabited by his descendants.