Son of the patriarch Rueben who lived during the time of the Egyptian slavery and the wilderness wandering of the Israelites He was founder of the Hezronite clan.
About Hezron
Reuben’s son (Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14; 1 Chronicles 5:3) and founder of the Hezronite family in the tribe of Reuben (Numbers 26:6).
Family Relationships
- Parents
- Reuben
- Half-siblings 3
- Hanoch, Pallu, Carmi
- Niece/Nephew
- Eliab
- Aunt
- Dinah
- Uncles 11
- Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan (Patriarch), Naphtali, Gad (Patriarch), Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Benjamin
- Cousins 53
- Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zerah, Shaul, Gershon, Kohath, Merari, Jochebed, Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, Zerah, Hushim (Genesis 46:23), Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, Shillem, Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arod, Areli, Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi (Genesis 46:17), Beriah, Serah, Tola, Puah, Jashub, Shimron, Sered, Elon (Genesis 46:14), Jahleel, Manasseh (Son of Joseph), Ephraim, Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, Ard, Ahiram, Jediael
Key References
The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
the Hezronite clan from Hezron, and the Carmite clan from Carmi.
All Scripture References (4)
Genesis (1)
The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
Exodus (1)
These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
Numbers (1)
the Hezronite clan from Hezron, and the Carmite clan from Carmi.
1 Chronicles (1)
The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.