Hezron
Also called Esrom
Mentioned 1751 BC to AD 26 traditional (Jones)
The older of the two sons of Pharez (Gen. 46:12).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 26th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Mentioned in the era of the Kingdom, 1050–587 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Pharez, Ram, Caleb, Hamul, Amminadab, Jerahmeel, Zerah, and Abiah.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
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Places
Places named in the same verses as Hezron, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.
- location not graded: Caleb-Ephrathah1
- location not graded: Canaan1
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 2195 BC to AD 100, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
13 tagged verses in 6 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Hezron 19Esrom 0 |
| KJV | Hezron 18Esrom 3 |
| ASV | Hezron 20Esrom 0 |
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Every verse
All 13 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Genesis1 verse
- 46:12
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
Numbers1 verse
- 26:21
And these were the descendants of Perez: the Hezronite clan from Hezron and the Hamulite clan from Hamul.
Ruth2 verses
1 Chronicles7 verses
- 2:5
The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
- 2:9
The sons who were born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
- 2:18
Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were the sons of Azubah: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
- 2:21
Later, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to him Segub.
- 2:24
After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
- 2:25
The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
- 4:1
The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
Matthew1 verse
- 1:3
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
Luke1 verse
- 3:33
the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
The older of the two sons of Pharez (Gen. 46:12).