1. These are the sons of Israel:Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
2. Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3. The sons of Judah wereEr, Onan, and Shelah: These three were born to him by the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. Now Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord, and He put him to death.
4. Then Tamar his daughter-in-law bore Perez and Zerah for him. In all, Judah had five sons.
5. The sons of Perez wereHezron and Hamul.
6. The sons of Zerah wereZimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, and Dara, five of them in all.
7. The sons of Karmi wereAchar, the troubler of Israel, who acted unfaithfully in regard to the ban.
8. The son of Ethan wasAzariah.
9. Now the sons of Hezron, who were born to him, wereJerahmeel, Ram, and Kelubai.
10. Ram became the father ofAmminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, a leader of the sons of Judah.
11. Nahshon became the father of Salma, and Salma became the father of Boaz.
12. Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse.
13. Now Jesse became the father ofhis firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,