246 occurrences

'Sons' in the Bible

Noah, Noah’s sons:Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Verse ConceptsNoah

Japheth’s sons: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

Gomer’s sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

Javan’s sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

Ham’s sons: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

Cush’s sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca.Raama’s sons: Sheba and Dedan.

Shem’s sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

Two sons were born to Eber. One of them was named Peleg because the earth was divided during his lifetime, and the name of his brother was Joktan.

Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All of these were Joktan’s sons.

Abraham’s sons: Isaac and Ishmael.

Verse Conceptssarah

Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.These were Ishmael’s sons.

The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.Jokshan’s sons: Sheba and Dedan.

Verse ConceptsConcubines

Midian’s sons: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah.All of these were Keturah’s sons.

Abraham fathered Isaac.Isaac’s sons: Esau and Israel.

Esau’s sons: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

Eliphaz’s sons: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.

Reuel’s sons: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

Seir’s sons: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

Lotan’s sons: Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.

Shobal’s sons: Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam.Zibeon’s sons: Aiah and Anah.

Anah’s son: Dishon.Dishon’s sons: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

Ezer’s sons: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan.Dishan’s sons: Uz and Aran.

These were Israel’s sons:Reuben, Simeon, Levi,Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

Judah’s sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, so He put him to death.

Verse ConceptsFirstbornFirstborn SonsGod Killing

Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to him. Judah had five sons in all.

Verse ConceptsFive PeopleDaughters In Law

Perez’s sons: Hezron and Hamul.

Zerah’s sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five in all.

Verse ConceptsFive People

Hezron’s sons, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.

Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.

Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were Azubah’s sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

But Geshur and Aram captured Jair’s Villages along with Kenath and its villages—60 towns. All these were the sons of Machir father of Gilead.

Verse ConceptsSixties

The sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron’s firstborn: Ram, his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

Verse ConceptsFirstborn Sons

The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s firstborn: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

Verse ConceptsFirstborn Sons

Onam’s sons: Shammai and Jada.Shammai’s sons: Nadab and Abishur.

Nadab’s sons: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.

The sons of Jada, brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.

Jonathan’s sons: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.

Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but he did have an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha.

Verse ConceptsFathers And Daughters

The sons of Caleb brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha, his firstborn, fathered Ziph, and Mareshah, his second son, fathered Hebron.

Verse ConceptsFirstborn Sons

Hebron’s sons: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.

Jahdai’s sons: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

These were Caleb’s descendants.The sons of Hur, Ephrathah’s firstborn:Shobal fathered Kiriath-jearim;

Verse ConceptsFirstborn Sons

Salma’s sons: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites,

These were David’s sons who were born to him in Hebron:Amnon was the firstborn, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;Daniel was born second, by Abigail of Carmel;

Verse ConceptsFirstborn Sons

Six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he ruled seven years and six months, and he ruled in Jerusalem 33 years.

Verse ConceptsSix PeopleSeven Years30 To 40 Years

These sons were born to him in Jerusalem:Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by Bath-shua daughter of Ammiel.

David’s other sons: Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet,

Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—nine sons.

These were all David’s sons, with their sister Tamar, in addition to the sons by his concubines.

Josiah’s sons:Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim second,Zedekiah third, and Shallum fourth.

Verse ConceptsFirstborn Sons

Jehoiakim’s sons:his sons Jeconiah and Zedekiah.

The sons of Jeconiah the captive:his sons Shealtiel,

Pedaiah’s sons: Zerubbabel and Shimei.Zerubbabel’s sons: Meshullam and Hananiah, with their sister Shelomith;

Hananiah’s descendants: Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, Arnan, Obadiah, and Shecaniah.

The son of Shecaniah: Shemaiah.Shemaiah’s sons: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat—six.

Neariah’s sons: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam—three.

Elioenai’s sons: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven.

Judah’s sons: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

These were Etam’s sons: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash, and their sister was named Hazzelelponi.

Penuel fathered Gedor, and Ezer fathered Hushah.These were the sons of Hur, Ephrathah’s firstborn and the father of Bethlehem:

Verse ConceptsFirstborn Sons

Naarah bore Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari to him. These were Naarah’s sons.

Helah’s sons: Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan.

Kenaz’s sons: Othniel and Seraiah.Othniel’s sons: Hathath and Meonothai.

The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam.Elah’s son: Kenaz.

Jehallelel’s sons: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

Ezrah’s sons: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

These were the sons of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah; Mered had married her. His Judean wife gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.

The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite and the father of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

Shimon’s sons: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon.Ishi’s sons: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.

The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, the families of the guild of linen workers at Beth-ashbea,

Verse ConceptsLinenOccupations

Simeon’s sons: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul;

Shaul’s sons: his son Shallum, his son Mibsam, and his son Mishma.

Mishma’s sons: his son Hammuel, his son Zaccur, and his son Shimei.

Shimei had 16 sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole family did not become as numerous as the Judeans.

Verse ConceptsSix PeopleSixteen

Now 500 men from these sons of Simeon went with Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, as their leaders to Mount Seir.

Verse ConceptsAmalekitesFour To Five Hundred

These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. He was the firstborn, but his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. He is not listed in the genealogy according to birthright.

Verse ConceptsConcubinesBirthrightsFirstborn Sons

The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn:Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

Joel’s sons: his son Shemaiah,his son Gog, his son Shimei,

Verse ConceptsGog and Magog

The sons of Gad lived next to them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah:

These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri,son of Jaroah, son of Gilead,son of Michael, son of Jeshishai,son of Jahdo, son of Buz.

The sons of Reuben and Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors who could serve in the army—men who carried shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for war.

Verse ConceptsMilitaryShieldsSkillArchers, In ArmiesForty Thousand And Up

The sons of half the tribe of Manasseh settled in the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon (that is, Senir or Mount Hermon); they were numerous.

Verse ConceptsFractions, One Half

Levi’s sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

Kohath’s sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

Amram’s children: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam.Aaron’s sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Verse ConceptsAaron, Ancestry And Genealogy

Levi’s sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

These are the names of Gershom’s sons: Libni and Shimei.

Kohath’s sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

Merari’s sons: Mahli and Mushi.These are the Levites’ families according to their fathers:

Kohath’s sons: his son Amminadab,his son Korah, his son Assir,

Elkanah’s sons: Amasai and Ahimoth,

Samuel’s sons: his firstborn Joel,and his second son Abijah.

Merari’s sons: Mahli, his son Libni,his son Shimei, his son Uzzah,

These are the men who served with their sons.From the Kohathites: Heman the singer,son of Joel, son of Samuel,

On the left, their relatives were Merari’s sons:Ethan son of Kishi, son of Abdi,son of Malluch,

Verse Conceptsfreemasonry

But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the most holy place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offerings and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

Verse ConceptsCeremoniesIncensePriesthood, In OtPriests, Institution In Ot TimesSanctuary

These are Aaron’s sons: his son Eleazar,his son Phinehas, his son Abishua,

These were the places assigned to Aaron’s sons from the Kohathite family for their settlements in their territory, because the first lot was for them.

Aaron’s sons were given:Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands,

Issachar’s sons: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four.

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