1. These are 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 were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, so He put him to death.
4. Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah 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 Dara; five of them in all.
7. The son of Carmi was Achar, the troubler of Israel, who violated the ban.
8. The son of Ethan was Azariah.