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1 Chronicles 8:1

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NOW Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
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  1. Genesis 46:21Rank 1 from verse 1
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    21¶ And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.

  2. Numbers 26:38Rank 2 from verse 1
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    38¶ The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:

  3. 1 Chronicles 7:6–12Rank 3 from verse 1
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    6The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.

    7And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.

    8And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.

    9And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand and two hundred.

    10The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.

    11All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle.

    12Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher.

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1 Chronicles 8:1

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begat

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1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

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8:1NOW Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

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8:2Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

8:3And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

8:4And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

8:5And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.

8:6And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:

8:7And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.

8:8And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.

8:9And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,

8:10And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers.

8:11And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.

8:12The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:

8:13Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:

8:14And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,

8:15And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,

8:16And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;

8:17And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber,

8:18Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;

8:19And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,

8:20And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,

8:21And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;

8:22And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel,

8:23And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,

8:24And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,

8:25And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;

8:26And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,

8:27And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.

8:28These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

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