Hezron
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Hezron was the son of Perez and grandson of Judah, part of the genealogy connecting Judah's family to King David traced in Ruth 4 and 1 Chronicles 2. He fathered Ram, and his descendants would eventually include Boaz and, through him, David and Jesus.
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Biography
- Father
- Perez
- Children
- Ram
- Era
- Primeval / Patriarchal
Family
Did You Know?
1
Hezron also appears in Genesis 46:12 as one of the sons of Perez who went down to Egypt with Jacob's family.
2
1 Chronicles 2 records a fuller family for Hezron, including sons by a second wife taken late in life, though the line to David runs through Ram.
Key Chapters
Key Passages
The Genealogy of Boaz
Ruth 4:18-19
Hezron's line, beginning in the aftermath of Judah and Tamar's story (Genesis 38), becomes the direct ancestry of Israel's royal house.
18ow these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,