The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. ] Benjamin had ten sons, but three only are mentioned first; the latter of these seems to be the same with Ashbel, ( Genesis 46:21 ) .
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They counted 36,000 warriors in their lineage because they had more wives and sons than their brothers.
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The extended families of Issachar accounted for 87,000 warriors - all of them listed in the family tree.
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Benjamin had three sons: Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
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Bela had five: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, all of them chiefs and warriors. They counted 22,034 names in their family tree.
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Beker's sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth.
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