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Though Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came the leader, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph),

The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away into exile; he was leader of the Reubenites.

His kinsmen by their families, in the genealogy of their generations, were Jeiel the chief, then Zechariah

Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.

The sons of Kohath were Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son and Assir his son,

Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son and Shaul his son.

As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah were Zophai his son and Nahath his son,

Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.

The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

Heman's brother Asaph stood at his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

But Aaron and his sons offered on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.