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Text -- 1 Chronicles 7:28-40 (NET)
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7:28 Their property and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding towns , Naaran to the east , Gezer and its surrounding towns to the west , and Shechem and its surrounding towns as far as Ayyah and its surrounding towns .
7:29 On the border of Manasseh’s territory were Beth-Shean and its surrounding towns , Taanach and its surrounding towns , Megiddo and its surrounding towns , and Dor and its surrounding towns . The descendants of Joseph , Israel’s son , lived here.
Asher’s Descendants
7:30 The sons of Asher : Imnah , Ishvah , Ishvi , and Beriah . Serah was their sister .
7:31 The sons of Beriah : Heber and Malkiel , who was the father of Birzaith .
7:32 Heber was the father of Japhlet , Shomer , Hotham , and Shua their sister .
7:33 The sons of Japhlet : Pasach , Bimhal , and Ashvath . These were Japhlet’s sons .
7:34 The sons of his brother Shemer : Rohgah , Hubbah , and Aram .
7:35 The sons of his brother Helem : Zophah , Imna , Shelesh , and Amal .
7:36 The sons of Zophah : Suah , Harnepher , Shual , Beri , Imrah ,
7:37 Bezer , Hod , Shamma , Shilshah , Ithran , and Beera .
7:38 The sons of Jether : Jephunneh , Pispah , and Ara .
7:39 The sons of Ulla : Arah , Hanniel , and Rizia .
7:40 All these were the descendants of Asher . They were the leaders of their families , the most capable men, who were warriors and served as head chiefs . There were 26,000 warriors listed in their genealogical records as capable of doing battle .
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NET Notes: 1Ch 7:34 “Hubbah” is the marginal reading (Qere); the consonantal text (Kethib) has “Jachbah.”
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NET Notes: 1Ch 7:37 The name “Ithran” is sometimes understood to be another name for “Jether” (v. 38).
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