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24 After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron’s wife, gave birth to Ashhur, the father of Tekoa.[a]

The Clan Descended From Jerahme’el

25 The sons of Jerahme’el, the firstborn son of Hezron, were Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26 Jerahme’el had another wife, whose name was Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:24 This difficult text has also been translated: After Hezron’s death, Caleb had sexual relations with Ephrath, his father Hezron’s wife (v 19), and she bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa, but this translation requires some emendation of the text.

24 After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur(A) the father[a] of Tekoa.

Jerahmeel Son of Hezron

25 The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron:

Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem and[b] Ahijah. 26 Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:24 Father may mean civic leader or military leader; also in verses 42, 45, 49-52 and possibly elsewhere.
  2. 1 Chronicles 2:25 Or Oren and Ozem, by