The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

The father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon; his wife’s name was Maacah.

Jeiel (the father of Gibeon) lived in Gibeon. His wife was Maacah.

If I cry to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My Mother,’ or ‘My sister,’

He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy palace.

He will call out to me, ‘You are my father, my God, and the protector who delivers me.’

Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.

Even now you say to me, ‘You are my father! You have been my faithful companion ever since I was young.

(His Judahite wife gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were the sons of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah, whom Mered married.

The Lord God of Israel chose me out of my father’s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. Indeed, he chose Judah as leader, and my father’s family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father’s sons and made me king over all Israel.

Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the first of those who live in tents and keep livestock.

The name of his brother was Jubal; he was the first of all who play the harp and the flute.

Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers who were outside.

And sons were also born to Shem (the older brother of Japheth), the father of all the sons of Eber.

The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the ancestor of the Moabites of today.

Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram),

but you must go to the family of my father and to my relatives to find a wife for my son.’

My father may touch me! Then he’ll think I’m mocking him and I’ll bring a curse on myself instead of a blessing.”

He went to his father and said, “My father!” Isaac replied, “Here I am. Which are you, my son?”

and I return safely to my father’s home, then the Lord will become my God.