Hezron, son of Reuben
The name Hezron means “the dart of joy; the division of the song.” Hezron is mentioned in 5 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 46:9.
Family of Hezron
Who was Hezron?
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Hezron
- Genesis 46:9
And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
- Exodus 6:14
These be the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.
- Numbers 26:6
Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.
- 1 Chronicles 2:24
And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb–ephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
- 1 Chronicles 5:3
The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.