1. These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
2. Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3. The sons of Judah were: Er, Onan, and Shelah; these three Bathshua, a Canaanite woman, bore to him. But Judah’s firstborn, Er, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, so he took his life.
4. Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore him Perez and Zerah, so that he had five sons in all.
5. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
6. The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda—five in all.
7. The sons of Zimri: Carmi. The sons of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban.
8. The sons of Ethan: Azariah.
9. The sons born to Hezron were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
10. Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, a prince of the Judahites.
11. Nahshon became the father of Salmah. Salmah became the father of Boaz.
12. Boaz became the father of Obed. Obed became the father of Jesse.