1 Chronicles 2:5

5 Perez had Hezron and Hamul;

1 Chronicles 2:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 2:5

The sons of Pharez
One of the above twins, born to Judah:

Hezron and Hamul;
see ( Genesis 46:12 ) .

1 Chronicles 2:5 In-Context

3 Judah had Er, Onan, and Shelah; their mother was Bathshua the Canaanite. Er, Judah's firstborn, was so bad before God that God killed him.

4 Judah also had Perez and Zerah by his daughter-in-law Tamar - a total of five sons.

5 Perez had Hezron and Hamul;

6 Zerah had Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda - five sons.

7 Carmi had Achar, who brought doom on Israel when he violated a holy ban.