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The sons of Manasseh were Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead.

Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod and Abiezer and Mahlah.

The sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,

Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take their livestock.

Their father Ephraim mourned many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.

Then he went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because misfortune had come upon his house.

His daughter was Sheerah, who built lower and upper Beth-horon, also Uzzen-sheerah.

Rephah was his son along with Resheph, Telah his son, Tahan his son,

Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

Non his son and Joshua his son.

The sons of his brother Helem were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh and Amal.

And Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

Shaharaim became the father of children in the country of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives.

By Hodesh his wife he became the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,

Jeuz, Sachia, Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers' households.

Now in Gibeon, Jeiel, the father of Gibeon lived, and his wife's name was Maacah;

and his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

Moza became the father of Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

The sons of Eshek his brother were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second and Eliphelet the third.