Descendants of Asher

30 (A)The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah was their sister. 31 The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. 32 Heber fathered Japhlet, [a]Shomer, and Hotham, and their sister Shua. 33 The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the sons of Japhlet. 34 The sons of [b]Shemer were Ahi and Rohgah, and Jehubbah and Aram. 35 The [c]sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. 36 The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, 37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. 38 The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara. 39 The sons of Ulla were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. 40 All these were the sons of Asher, heads of the fathers’ houses, choice, valiant mighty men, and heads of the leaders. And the number of them registered by genealogy for service in war was twenty-six thousand men.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 7:32 In v 34, Shemer
  2. 1 Chronicles 7:34 In v 32, Shomer
  3. 1 Chronicles 7:35 Lit son

Asher’s Descendants

30 Asher’s(A) sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, with their sister Serah.

31 Beriah’s sons: Heber, and Malchiel, who fathered Birzaith.

32 Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, with their sister Shua.

33 Japhlet’s sons: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet’s sons.

34 Shemer’s sons: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.

35 His brother Helem’s sons: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

36 Zophah’s sons: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, 37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.

38 Jether’s sons: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.

39 Ulla’s sons: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.

40 All these were Asher’s descendants. They were the heads of their ancestral families, chosen men, valiant warriors, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men listed in their genealogies for military service was 26,000.

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