A reading from the Book of First Chronicles.

Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbell the second, Ahara the third, Noha the fourth, and Rafa

the fifth. And Bela had sons, Adar, Gira, Abihud, Abishua, Nehaman, Ahoa, Gira, Shafufan,

and Huram. These are the sons of Ehood.

They were heads of father's houses of the inhabitants of Giba, and they were carried into exile to

Manahath. Nehaman, Aja, and Gira, that is, Heglam, who fathered Uza and Ahayud.

And Shai Aram, fathered sons in the country of Moab after he had sent away Husham and Bayera,

his wives. He fathered sons by Hodesh, his wife, Jobab, Zibia, Misha, Mekhah, Jaius, Psychea, and Mirma.

These were his sons, heads of father's houses. He also fathered sons by Hushim. Abitub and Elpiao, the sons of Elpiao, Iber, Meisham, and Shemed,

who built Ono and Lod with its towns. In Baraya and Shima, they were heads of father's houses

of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who caused the inhabitants of Gath to flee, and Ohio, Shashak and

Jarmath, Zavad, Eder, Makeo Ishba, and Joa, were sons of Baraya.

Zabedaya, Mishulam, Hibar, Ish, and Jobab were the sons of Elpiao.

Jacob, Zikry, Zabdi, Eli, Zelethy, Eliel, Adaya, Berea, and Shimrath were the sons of Shemiye, Ishpan

Iber Aleo, Abdon Zichry, Hainan, Hananiya Elam, Anthetheya, Ifdea and Pneul were the sons of

Shashak, Shamshari Sherehiah, Athaliah, Jerishiah, Elijah, and Zichry were the sons of Jeroham.

These were the heads of father's houses, according to their generations, chief men.

These lived in Jerusalem.

J. I.L., the father of Gibbon, lived in Gibbon, and the name of his wife was Meyaka.

His firstborn son, Abdon, then Zer, Kish, Beil,

Nadab, Gidor, Ohio, Zeker, and Mikloth, he fathered Chimia. Now these also lived opposite

their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen. NIR was the father of Kish, Kish of Saul,

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