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1 Chronicles 8:1

1 Chronicles 8:1 is verse 1 of 1 Chronicles chapter 8, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was the second born, Aharah the third,

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King James Version

Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

World English Bible

Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

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1 Chronicles 8:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was the second born, Aharah the third,

2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

3 The sons of Bela: Addar, Gera, Abihud,

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Hebrew words

וּבִ֨נְיָמִ֔ןand Benjamin הוֹלִ֖ידhe fathered אֶת<obj.>בֶּ֣לַעBela בְּכֹר֑וֹfirstborn his אַשְׁבֵּל֙Ashbel הַשֵּׁנִ֔יthe second וְאַחְרַ֖חand Ahrah הַשְּׁלִישִֽׁיthe third

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Chronicles 7:6
The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.

1 Chronicles 7:7
The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, heads of their families—five in all. There were 22,034 mighty men of valor listed in their genealogies.

1 Chronicles 7:8
The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher’s sons.

1 Chronicles 7:9
Their genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their families—20,200 mighty men of valor.

1 Chronicles 7:10
The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

1 Chronicles 7:11
All these sons of Jediael were heads of their families, mighty men of valor; there were 17,200 fit for battle.

1 Chronicles 7:12
The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir, and the Hushites were descendants of Aher.

Genesis 46:21
The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

Numbers 26:38
These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram,

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