Hezron
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Hezron (Hebrew: חֶצְרוֹן, Standard Ḥeẓron Tiberian Ḥeṣrôn ; "Enclosed") is a name which occurs three times in the Hebrew Bible.
- (1.) A plain in the south of Judah, west of Kadesh-barnea (Joshua 15:3).
- (2.) One of the sons of Reuben (Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14, Numeri 26:6).
- (3.) The older of the two sons of Pharez In (Genesis 46:12), he is mentioned among the youngest generation of the 70 Israelites to move to Egypt with Jacob. He is in the lineage of Jesus in the (Matthew) genealogy.
About him is little known.
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Hezron- Son of Perez, father of Ram