1 Chronicles 8:1

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

Now Benjamin {H1144} begat {H3205} Bela {H1106} his firstborn {H1060}, Ashbel {H788} the second {H8145}, and Aharah {H315} the third {H7992},

Binyamin fathered Bela his firstborn son; his second, Ashbel; his third, Achrach;

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

And Benjamin begat Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 46:21 (5 votes)

    And the sons of Benjamin [were] Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.

  • 1 Chronicles 7:6 (3 votes)

    [The sons] of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.

  • 1 Chronicles 7:12 (3 votes)

    Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, [and] Hushim, the sons of Aher.

  • Numbers 26:38 (3 votes)

    The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites: