1 Chronicles 2
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1 Chronicles 2:42-55

42The sons of Caleb, Jerahmeel’s brother: His firstborn Mesha, the father of Ziph, and his second son Mareshah, the father of Hebron.

43The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.

44Shema was the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.

45Shammai’s son was Maon, who was the father of Beth-Zur.

46Caleb’s concubine Ephah bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.

47The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

48Caleb’s concubine Maacah bore Sheber and Tirhanah.

49She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah and Sheva the father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Achsah.

50These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrath: Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim,

51Salma, the father of Bethlehem, Hareph, the father of Beth-Gader.

52The sons of Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim, were Haroeh, half of the Manahathites,

53the clans of Kiriath Jearim – the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. (The Zorathites and Eshtaolites descended from these groups.)

54The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth-Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,

55and the clans of the scribes who lived in Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who descended from Hammath, the father of Beth-Rechab.

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