Ephraim’s Children

²⁰ These are the names of Ephraim’s descendants. Ephraim’s son was Shuthelah. Shuthelah’s son was Bered. Bered’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Eleadah. Eleadah’s son was Tahath. ²¹ Tahath’s son was Zabad. Zabad’s son was Shuthelah.

Ezer and Elead went to Gath to steal ·cows and sheep [cattle; livestock; ^Cthe term “cattle” can refer to various domesticated animals] and were killed by some men who grew up in that city. ²² Their father Ephraim ·cried [mourned] for them many days, and his ·family [relatives; brothers] came to ·comfort [console] him. ²³ Then he ·had sexual relations with [slept with; ^Lwent in to] his wife again. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son whom Ephraim named Beriah [^Csounds like “trouble”] because of the ·trouble [disaster; tragedy] that had ·happened to his family [come upon his house]. ²⁴ Ephraim’s daughter was Sheerah. She built Lower Beth Horon, Upper Beth Horon, and Uzzen Sheerah.

²⁵ Rephah was Ephraim’s son. Resheph was Rephah’s son. Telah was Resheph’s son. Tahan was Telah’s son. ²⁶ Ladan was Tahan’s son. Ammihud was Ladan’s son. Elishama was Ammihud’s son. ²⁷ Nun was Elishama’s son, and Joshua was the son of ·Nun [or Non; Ex. 33:11].

²⁸ Ephraim’s descendants lived in these lands and towns: Bethel and the villages near it, Naaran on the east, Gezer and the villages near it on the west, and Shechem and the villages near it all the way to Ayyah and its villages. ²⁹ Along the borders of Manasseh’s land were the towns of Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, and the villages near them. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel [^CJacob] lived in these towns.