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* the sons of Judah , Perez , Hezron , and Carmi , and Hur , and Shobal . * And , Reaiah son of Shobal , begat Jahath , and , Jahath , begat Ahumai , and Lahad . These , are the families of the Zorathites . * And , these , were the sons of Etam , Jezreel and Ishma , and Idbash , and , the name of their sister , was Hazzelelponi ; * and Penuel the father of Gedor , and Ezer , the father of Hushah . These , are the sons of Hur , the firstborn of Ephrathah , the father of Bethlehem . * And , Ashhur the father of Tekoa , had two wives , Helah , and Naarah . * And Naarah bare him Ahuzzam and Hepher , and Temeni , and Haahashtari . These , were the sons of Naarah . * And , the sons of Helah , were Zereth , Izhar , and Ethnan . * And , Koz , begat Anub , and Zobebah , and the families of Aharhel , the son of Harum . * Now it came to pass that Jabez was more honourable than his brethren , but , his mother , had called his name Jabez , saying , Because I bare him with pain . \fs15 * So then Jabez called on the God of Israel , saying , Oh that thou wouldst , indeed bless , me , and enlarge my boundary , and that thy hand might be with me , and that thou wouldst work * And , Chelub the brother of Shuhah , begat Mehir , the same , was the father of Eshton . * And , Eshton , begat Beth-rapha , and Paseah , and Tehinnah , the father of Ir-nahash . These , are the men of Recah . * And , the sons of Kenaz , were Othniel , and Seraiah , and , the sons of Othniel , Hathath . * And , Meonothai , begat Ophrah , and , Seraiah , begat Joab , the father of Ge-harashim , for they were , craftsmen . * And , the sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh , were Iru , Elah , and Naam ,-and the sons of Elah and Kenaz . * And , the sons of Jehallelel , Ziph and Ziphah , Tiria , and Asarel . * And , the sons of Ezrah , Jether and Mered , and Epher and Jalon . And , these , are the sons of Bithia , daughter of Pharaoh , whom Mered took , and she conceived and bare Miriam and Shammai , and Ishbah , the father of Eshtemoa . * And , his wife , the Jewess , bare Jered the father of Gedor , and Heber the father of Soco , and Jekuthiel , the father of Zanoah . * And , the sons of the wife of Hodiah , the sister of Naham , were the father of Keilah , the Garmite , and Eshtemoa , the Maacathite . * And , the sons of Shimon , Amnon , and Rinnah , Ben-hanan and Tilon . And , the sons of Ishi , Zoheth , and Ben-zoheth . * the sons of Shelah , the son of Judah , Er , the father of Lecah , and Laadah , the father of Mareshah , and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen , of the house of Ashbea ; * and Jokim , and the men of Cozeba , and Joash , and Saraph who ruled for Moab , and Jashubi-lehem , but , the records , are ancient . * They , were the potters and the inhabitants of Netaim , and Gederah , with the king in his work , dwelt they there . * The sons of Simeon , Nemuel , and Jamin , Jarib , Zerah , Shaul : * Shallum his son , Mibsam his son , Mishma his son . * And , the sons of Mishma , Hammuel his son , Zaccur his son , Shimei his son . * And , Shimei , had sixteen sons , and six daughters , but , his brethren , had not many children , nor did , any of their family , multiply so much as the sons of Judah . * And they dwelt in Beer-sheba , and Moladah , and Hazar-shual ; * and in Bilhah , and in Ezem , and in Tolad ; * and in Bethuel , and in Hormah , and in Ziklag ; * and in Beth-marcaboth , and in Hazar-susim , and in Beth-biri , and in Shaaraim . These , were their cities unto the reign of David . * And , their villages , were Etam , and Ain , Rimmon , and Tochen , and Ashan , five cities ; * and all their villages that were round about these cities , as far as Baal . These , were their habitations , and they had their own genealogical register . * And Meshobab , and Jamlech , and Joshah , the son of Amaziah ; * and Joel , and Jehu , the son of Joshibiah , the son of Seraiah , the son of Asiel : * and Elioenai , and Jaakobah , and Jeshohaiah , and Asaiah , and Adiel , and Jesimiel , and Benaiah : * and Ziza , son of Shiphi , son of Allon , son of Jedaiah , son of Shimri , son of Shemaiah . * These , introduced by their names , were leading men in their families . And , their ancestral house , brake forth exceedingly ; * so they went to the entering in of Gerar , unto the east of the valley , to seek pasture for their flocks ; * and they found pasture , fat and good , and , the land , was broad on both hands , and quiet , and secure , for , of Ham , were the dwellers there aforetime . * But these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah , and smote their tents , and the Meunim who were found there , and devoted them , until this day , and dwelt in their stead , for there was pasture for their flocks , there . * And , some of them , of the sons of Simeon , went to Mount Seir , five hundred men , with Pelatiah , and Neariah , and Rephaiah , and Uzziel , sons of Ishi , at their head ; * and they smote the remainder that had escaped , of the Amalekites , and dwelt there

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