Hezron

Gender: Male

Years: -1752 - 26

Dictionary Text: The older of the two sons of Pharez.

Disambiguation Notes: Hezron ( (Hebrew: חֶצְרוֹן, Modern: H̱etsron, Tiberian: Ḥeṣrôn) is a name which occurs several times in the Hebrew Bible. It may refer to: A plain in the south of Judah, south of Kadesh-barnea. (Joshua 15:3) The grandfather of Amminadab and great-grandfather to Nahshon. Nahshon was Elisheba's brother and brother-in-law of Aaron. (Exodus 6:23) A man appointed by Moses, as ordered by God, to be Prince over the tribe of Judah. He was the son of Perez, the son of Judah (not Hezron of the tribe of Reuben (Gen 46:12)). A tribal leader when Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt. He died in the wilderness.)

Family Members

• Father: Pharez
• Siblings:
  • Hamul
• Children:
  • Caleb
  • Ram
  • Jerahmeel
  • Ashur
  • Segub

Verses

• 1 Chronicles 2:25: And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
• 1 Chronicles 2:18: And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
• 1 Chronicles 2:21: And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.
• 1 Chronicles 2:9: The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
• Numbers 26:21: And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
• Luke 3:33: Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,
• 1 Chronicles 2:24: And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
• Ruth 4:19: And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
• Matthew 1:3: And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
• 1 Chronicles 4:1: The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
• 1 Chronicles 2:5: The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
• Ruth 4:18: Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
• Genesis 46:12: And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.