Canaan’s oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,

These are their genealogical records: The sons of Ishmael were Nebaioth (the oldest), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Descendants of Judah

Judah had three sons from Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Their names were Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the Lord saw that the oldest son, Er, was a wicked man, so he killed him.

When Hezron was sixty years old, he married Gilead’s sister, the daughter of Makir. They had a son named Segub.

Descendants of Hezron’s Son Jerahmeel

The sons of Jerahmeel, the oldest son of Hezron, were Ram (the firstborn), Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

The sons of Ram, the oldest son of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

These were all descendants of Caleb.

Descendants of Caleb’s Son Hur

The sons of Hur, the oldest son of Caleb’s wife Ephrathah, were Shobal (the founder of Kiriath-jearim),

Descendants of David

These are the sons of David who were born in Hebron: The oldest was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel. The second was Daniel, whose mother was Abigail from Carmel.

The sons of Josiah were Johanan (the oldest), Jehoiakim (the second), Zedekiah (the third), and Jehoahaz (the fourth).

Descendants of Reuben

The oldest son of Israel was Reuben. But since he dishonored his father by sleeping with one of his father’s concubines, his birthright was given to the sons of his brother Joseph. For this reason, Reuben is not listed in the genealogical records as the firstborn son.

The sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

The sons of Samuel were Joel (the older) and Abijah (the second).

and his oldest son was named Abdon. Jeiel’s other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

Others returned from the Shilonite clan, including Asaiah (the oldest) and his sons.

Mattithiah, a Levite and the oldest son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread used in the offerings.

and his oldest son was named Abdon. Jeiel’s other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

Duties of the Levites

When David was an old man, he appointed his son Solomon to be king over Israel.

All the Levites who were thirty years old or older were counted, and the total came to 38,000.

These were the descendants of Levi by clans, the leaders of their family groups, registered carefully by name. Each had to be twenty years old or older to qualify for service in the house of the Lord.

In accordance with David’s final instructions, all the Levites twenty years old or older were registered for service.

The musicians were appointed to their term of service by means of sacred lots, without regard to whether they were young or old, teacher or student.

The sons of Meshelemiah were Zechariah (the oldest), Jediael (the second), Zebadiah (the third), Jathniel (the fourth),

The sons of Obed-edom, also gatekeepers, were Shemaiah (the oldest), Jehozabad (the second), Joah (the third), Sacar (the fourth), Nethanel (the fifth),

Hosah, of the Merari clan, appointed Shimri as the leader among his sons, though he was not the oldest.

He died at a ripe old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth, and honor. Then his son Solomon ruled in his place.