- 29th of the Biblical Patriarchs
- Son of Patriarch Perez
- Grandson of Patriarch Judah and Matriarch Tamar
- Great-grandson of Patriarch Jacob and Matriarch Leah
- Father of Patriarch Ram
- Grandfather of Patriarch Amminadab
- Ancestor of King David
- Ancestor of the Hezronites
- Prince of the Tribe of Judah
Biography
A man appointed by Moses, as ordered by God, to be Prince over the tribe of Judah. He was the son of Perez, the son of Judah (not Hezron of the tribe of Reuben (Gen 46:12)).
Family
Genesis 46 Narrative
12 And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
Genesis 46:12 - KJV translation
1st Chronicles 2 Narrative
3 ¶ The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew him.
4 And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
5 The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
6 And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
7 And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.
8 And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.
9 The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
10 And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
11 And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
12 And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
1 Chr 2:3-12
Book of Ruth 4 Narrative
18 ¶ Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
19 And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
20 And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
21 And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
22 And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
Ruth 4:18-22 = KJV
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Jerahmeel ben Hezron | Land of Canaan | Atarah | |
Ram ben Hezron | Tribe of Judah, Goshen, Egypt | Tribe of Judah, Goshen, Egypt | |
Caleb ben Hezron | Land of Canaan | Azubah Ephrath |
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Segub ben Hezron | Land of Canaan |
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Ashhur ben Hezron | Land of Canaan |
Siblings
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Hezron ben Perez | Goshen, Egypt | Goshen, Egypt | |
Hamul ben Perez |
References
- 1 Chr 2:3-12
- Gospel of Matthew Ch 1
- Gospel of Luke Ch 3
- Judah - LDS Bible Dictionary
- Judah - Wikipedia
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