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The sons of Judah: Pharez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
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And Reaiah, the son of Shobal, begat Jahath, and Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad. These
are the families of the Zorathites.
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And these
were of the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash, and the name of their sister
was Hazelelponi.
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And Penuel, the father of Gedor, and Ezer, the father of Hushah. These
were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.
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And Ashur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
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And Naarah gave birth to Ahuzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari unto him. These
were the sons of Naarah.
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And the sons of Helah: Zereth, Jezoar, and Ethnan.
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And Coz begat Anub and Zobebah and the family of Aharhel, the son of Harum.
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And Jabez was more honoured than his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I gave birth to him with sorrow.
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And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou would bless me indeed and enlarge my border and that thy hand might be with me and that thou would deliver
me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.