'Son' in the Bible

These are the names of those who are to be your helpers: from Reuben, Elizur, the son of Shedeur;

From Simeon, Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai;

From Judah, Nahshon, the son of Amminadab;

From Issachar, Nethanel, the son of Zuar;

From Zebulun, Eliab, the son of Helon;

Of the children of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama, the son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur,

From Benjamin, Abidan, the son of Gideoni;

From Dan, Ahiezer, the son of Ammi-shaddai;

From Asher, Pagiel, the son of Ochran;

From Gad, Eliasaph, the son of Reuel;

From Naphtali, Ahira, the son of Enan.

The generations of the sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, were numbered by their families and their fathers' houses, every male of twenty years old and over, who was able to go to war;

Those whose tents are on the east side, looking to the dawn, will be round the flag of the children of Judah, with Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, as their chief.

And nearest to him will be the tribe of Issachar, with Nethanel, the son of Zuar, as their chief.

After him, the tribe of Zebulun, with Eliab, the son of Helon, as their chief.

On the south side is the flag of the children of Reuben, in the order of their armies, with Elizur, the son of Shedeur, as their chief.

And nearest to him, the tribe of Simeon, with Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, as their chief.

Then the tribe of Gad, with Eliasaph, son of Reuel, as their chief.

On the west side will be the flag of the children of Ephraim, with Elishama, the son of Ammihud, as their chief.

And by him the tribe of Manasseh with Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, as their chief.

Then the tribe of Benjamin, with Abidan, the son of Gideoni, as their chief.

On the north side will be the flag of the children of Dan, with Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, as their chief.

Nearest to him will be the tribe of Asher, with Pagiel, the son of Ochran, as their chief.

Then the tribe of Naphtali, with Ahira, the son of Enan, as their chief.

The chief of the Gershonites is Eliasaph, the son of Lael.

Their chief is Elizaphan, the son of Uzziel.

Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, will be head over all the Levites and overseer of those responsible for the care of the holy place.

The chief of the families of Merari was Zuriel, the son of Abihail: their tents are to be placed on the north side of the House.

Every first son from a month old and over was numbered by name, and the number came to twenty-two thousand, two hundred and seventy-three.

And Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, is to be responsible for the oil for the light, and the sweet perfumes for burning, and the regular meal offering, and the holy oil; the House and the holy place and everything in it will be in his care.

This is the work of the family of the Gershonites in the Tent of meeting, and they will be under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

This is the work which the sons of Merari are to do in connection with the Tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

And four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari for their work, under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

And he who made his offering on the first day was Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.

On the second day Nethanel, the son of Zuar, chief of Issachar, made his offering:

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nethanel, the son of Zuar.

On the third day Eliab, the son of Helon, chief of the children of Zebulun:

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliab, the son of Helon.

On the fourth day Elizur, the son of Shedeur, chief of the children of Reuben:

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elizur, the son of Shedeur.

On the fifth day Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, chief of the children of Simeon:

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.

On the sixth day Eliasaph, the son of Reuel, chief of the children of Gad:

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliasaph, the son of Reuel

On the seventh day Elishama, the son of Ammihud, chief of the children of Ephraim:

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elishama, the son of Ammihud.

On the eighth day Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, chief of the children of Manasseh:

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur.

On the ninth day Abidan, the son of Gideoni, chief of the children of Benjamin:

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan, the son of Gideoni.

On the tenth day Ahiezer; the son of Ammishaddai, chief of the children of Dan:

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.

On the eleventh day Pagiel, the son of Ochran, chief of the children of Asher:

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Pagiel, the son of Ochran.

On the twelfth day Ahira, the son of Enan, chief of the children of Naphtali:

And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira, the son of Enan.

For they have been given to me from among the children of Israel; in place of every mother's first son, the first to come to birth in Israel, I have taken them for myself.

For every mother's first son among the children of Israel is mine, the first male birth of man or beast: on the day when I sent death on all the first sons in the land of Egypt, I made them mine.

First the flag of the children of Judah went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.

And at the head of the army of the children of Issachar was Nethanel, the son of Zuar.

And at the head of the army of the children of Zebulun was Eliab, the son of Helon.

Then the flag of the children of Reuben went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Elizur, the son of Shedeur.

And at the head of the army of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.

At the head of the army of the children of Gad was Eliasaph, the son of Reuel.

Then the flag of the children of Ephraim went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Elishama, the son of Ammihud.

At the head of the army of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur.

At the head of the army of the children of Benjamin was Abidan, the son of Gideoni.

And the flag of the children of Dan, whose tents were moved last of all, went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.

At the head of the army of the children of Asher was Pagiel, the son of Ochran.

And at the head of the army of the children of Naphtali was Ahira, the son of Enan.

Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of his father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, We are journeying to that place of which the Lord has said, I will give it to you: so come with us, and it will be for your profit: for the Lord has good things in store for Israel.

Then Joshua, the son of Nun, who had been Moses' servant from the time when he was a child, said, My lord Moses, let them be stopped.

And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua, the son of Zaccur.

Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat, the son of Hori.

Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.

Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal, the son of Joseph.

Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea, the son of Nun.

Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti, the son of Raphu.

Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel, the son of Sodi.

Of the tribe of Joseph, that is of the family of Manasseh, Gaddi, the son of Susi.

Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel, the son of Gemalli.

Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur, the son of Michael

Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi, the son of Vophsi.

Of the tribe of Gad, Gevel, the son of Machi.

These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to get knowledge about the land. And Moses gave to Hoshea, the son of Nun, the name of Joshua.

And Joshua, the son of Nun, and Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, two of those who had been to see the land, giving signs of grief,

Not one will come into the land which I gave my word you would have for your resting-place, but only Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua, the son of Nun.

But Joshua, the son of Nun, and Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, of those who went to see the land, were not touched by disease.

Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Pallu, the son of Reuben, made themselves ready,

Say to Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, that he is to take out of the flames the vessels with the perfumes in them, turning the fire out of them, for they are holy;

So take Aaron and Eleazar, his son, up into Mount Hor;

And take Aaron's robes off him and put them on Eleazar, his son: and death will come to Aaron there, and he will be put to rest with his people.

And Moses took off Aaron's robes, and put them on Eleazar, his son; and there on the top of the mountain death came to Aaron: then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.

Now Balak, the son of Zippor, saw what Israel had done to the Amorites.

Then Moab said to the responsible men of Midian, It is clear that this great people will be the destruction of everything round us, making a meal of us as the ox does of the grass of the field. At that time Balak, the son of Zippor, was king of Moab.

So he sent men to Balaam, son of Beor, at Pethor by the River in the land of the children of his people, saying to him, See, a people has come out of Egypt, covering all the face of the earth, and they have put up their tents opposite to me:

And Balaam said to God, Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent them to me, saying,

And they came to Balaam and said, Balak, son of Zippor, says, Let nothing keep you from coming to me:

And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, Up! Balak, and give ear; give attention to me, O son of Zippor: