17. Ulam was the father of Bedan. These were all descendants of Gilead, the son of Machir and the grandson of Manasseh.
18. Gilead's sister Hammolecheth was the mother of Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19. Shemida, another descendant of Manasseh, was the father of Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
20. Ephraim was the father of Shuthelah and the ancestor of Bered, Tahath, Eleadah, Tahath,
21. Zabad, and Shuthelah.Ephraim had two other sons, Ezer and Elead. But they were killed when they tried to steal livestock from the people who lived in the territory of Gath.
22. Ephraim mourned for his sons a long time, and his relatives came to comfort him.
23. Some time later his wife gave birth to another son, and Ephraim named him Beriah, because he was born during a time of misery.