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Sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
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Reaiah, Shobal's son, had Jahath; and Jahath had Ahumai and Lahad. These made up the families of the Zorathites.
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Sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was named Hazzelelponi.
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Penuel had Gedor and Ezer had Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, firstborn son of Ephrathah, who was the father of Bethlehem.
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Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
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Naarah gave birth to Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari - Naarah's children.
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Helah's sons were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
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and Koz, who had Anub, Hazzobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.
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Jabez was a better man than his brothers, a man of honor. His mother had named him Jabez (Oh, the pain!), saying, "A painful birth! I bore him in great pain!"