People of the Bible · Tribe of Judah

Segub, son of Hezron

The name Segub means “fortified; raised.” Segub is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Chronicles 2:21.

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Who was Segub?

A descendant of Judah (1 Chr. 2:21, 22).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Segub

  • 1 Chronicles 2:21

    And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.

  • 1 Chronicles 2:22

    And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.

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