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Descendants of Asher

30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.(A) 31 The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. 32 Heber became the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua. 33 The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the sons of Japhlet. 34 The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram. 35 The sons of Helem[a] his brother: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. 36 The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, 37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. 38 The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara. 39 The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. 40 All of these were men of Asher, heads of ancestral houses, select mighty warriors, chief of the princes. Their number enrolled by genealogies, for service in war, was twenty-six thousand men.(B)

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  1. 7.35 Or Hotham

Genealogy of Asher(A)

30 Asher’s descendants included Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.

31 Beriah’s descendants included Heber and Malchiel, who fathered Birzaith. 32 Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua.

33 Japhlet’s descendants included Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the descendants of Japhlet.

34 Shemer’s descendants included Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.

35 His brother Helem’s descendants included Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

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

38 Jether’s descendants included Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.

39 Ulla’s descendants included Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.

40 All of these were men of Asher, leaders of ancestral households, choice valiant mighty warriors, and chiefs among princes. Their enrolled genealogies for battle conscription[a] totaled 26,000 men.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 7:40 Or service