1-2. Jacob was the father of twelve sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3. Judah and his Canaanite wife Bathshua had three sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the Lord had Er put to death, because he disobeyed and did what the Lord hated.
4. Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar also had two sons: Perez and Zerah.
5. Perez was the father of Hezron and Hamul.
6. Zerah was the father of Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda.
7. Achan, who was a descendant of Zerah and the son of Carmi, caused trouble for Israel, because he kept for himself things that belonged only to the Lord.
13-15. Jesse had seven sons, who were born in the following order: Eliab, Abinadab, Shimea, Nethanel, Raddai, Ozem, and David.
34-35. Sheshan had no sons, and so he let one of his daughters marry Jarha, his Egyptian slave. Their son was Attai,
37-41. Zabad's descendants included Ephlal, Obed, Jehu, Azariah, Helez, Eleasah, Sismai, Shallum, Jekamiah, and Elishama.
50-51. All of these were Caleb's descendants.Hur, the eldest son of Caleb and Ephrath, had three sons: Shobal, Salma, and Hareph, who settled the town of Beth-Gader.