Chapter 7

Issachar had four sons, Thola, Phua, Jasub and Simeron.

Thola’s sons were Ozi, Raphaia, Jeriel, Jemai, Jebsem and Samuel, all heads of clans. A powerful chief was this Thola, and his clan, in David’s time, counted twenty-two thousand six hundred men.

Ozi’s son Izrahia was the father of Michael, Obadia, Johel and Jesia; from Ozi came all these five chieftains,

and under them were thirty-six thousand brave warriors, divided into families and clans, with many wives and children among them;

and their fellow tribesmen of Issachar counted eighty-seven thousand, all fighting men.

Benjamin had three sons, Bela, Bechor and Jadihel.

Bela was father of Esbon, Ozi, Oziel, Jerimoth and Urai, five valiant chiefs, whose clans put twenty-two thousand and thirty-four men into the field.

From Bechor came Zamira, Joas, Eliezer, Elioenai, Amri, Jerimoth, Abia, Anathoth and Almath. All these came from Bechor,

and their clans counted twenty thousand two hundred men, brave warriors all.

Jadihel had a son Balan, who was father of Jehus, Benjamin, Aod, Chanana, Zethan, Tharsis and Ahisahar.

All these were descended from Jadihel, chieftains of clans that went bravely into battle seventeen thousand two hundred strong.

Other clans there were, Sepham and Hapham, descended from Hir, and the Hasim, that came from Aher.

Nephthali’s chieftains were Jasiel, Guni, Jeser and Sellum, the sons of Bala.

Manasses had a son called Esriel; and by a Syrian concubine he was father also of Machir, from whom came Galaad.

And Machir found wives for his sons (Happhim and Saphan) …. And he had a sister called Maacha …. And the name of the second son was Salphaad; his children were daughters ….

Machir’s wife Maacha bore a son; he was called Phares and his brother Sares, and his sons were called Ulam and Recen;

Ulam was the father of Badan. All these came from Galaad, that came from Machir, son of Manasses.

And his sister Hammolecet was mother of Isahod, Abiezer and Mohola ….

And these were sons of Semida, Ahin, Sechem, Leci, and Aniam.

Ephraim had a son called Suthala, the ancestor, through Bared, Thahath, Elada and Thahath of Zabad.

Suthala, Ezer and Elad his sons were; but they went to Geth on a foray, and there were slain by the native folk.

Long did their father Ephraim mourn for them, till his brethren gathered round to comfort him;

so, at last, he bedded his wife again, and she, conceiving, bore him a son. This son he called Beria, as if he would say, At a time of misfortune for my race this one was born to me.

He had a daughter, too, called Sara, that founded Bethoron, Lower and Upper, and Ozensara as well.

Beria was the ancestor, through Rapha, Reseph, Thale, Thaan,

Laadan, Ammiud and Elisama

of Nun, the father of Josue.

The places they dwelt in were Bethel, and Noran to the east, Gazer, Sichem and Aza, with their dependent villages.

Next to them came the descendants of Manasses, dwelling at Bethsan, Thanach, Mageddo and Dor, with their dependent villages; all these, too, belonged to Israel’s son Joseph.

Aser had four sons, Jemna, Jesua, Jessui and Baria, and a daughter, Sara.

Baria was father of Heber, and of Melchiel, from whom came Barsaith.

Heber had three sons, Jephlat, Somer and Hotham, and a daughter, Suaa;

Jephlat was father of Phosech, Chamaal and Asoth,

Somer of Ahi, Roaga, Haba and Aram,

and their brother (Helem) of Supha, Jemna, Selles and Amal.

From Supha came Suë, Harnapher, Sual, Beri, Jamra,

Bosor, Hod, Samma, Salusa, Jethran and Bera.

There were other chiefs, too, Jephone, Phaspha, and Ara, sons of Jether,

and Aree, Haniel and Resia, sons of Olla.

All these were heads of their clans and brave warriors, chieftains with chieftains under them, all descended from Aser; and their clan counted twenty-six thousand men that were of age to bear arms.