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Hezron

hez'-ron (the dart of joy; the division of the song, surrounded by a wall, enclosed)
RELATED: Ashur, Caleb, Kadesh-Barnea, Reuben

Easton's Bible Dictionary

enclosed.

(1) One of the sons of Reuben ( Genesis 46:9 ; Exodus 6:14 ).

(2) The older of the two sons of Pharez ( Genesis 46:12 ).

(3) A plain in the south of Judah, west of Kadesh-barnea ( Joshua 15:3 ).

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Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names

the dart of joy; the division of the song

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Smith's Bible Dictionary

(surrounded by a wall).

(1) A son of Reuben. ( Genesis 46:9 ; Exodus 6:14 )

(2) A son of Pharez. ( Genesis 46:12 ; Ruth 4:18 )

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hez'-ron (chetsron, and chetsron; Septuagint Asron):

(1) A son of Reuben (Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14), and head of the family of the Hezronites (Numbers 26:6).

(2) A son of Perez, and grandson of Judah (Genesis 46:12 ; Numbers 26:21; 1 Chronicles 2:5 , 9 , 18 , 21 , 24 , 25 ; 4:1), a direct ancestor of David (Ruth 4:18). He appears also in the genealogy of our Lord (Esrom) (Matthew 1:3; Luke 3:33).

(chetsron, "enclosure"):

(3) On the South boundary of Judah between "Kadesh-barnea" and "Addar" (Joshua 15:3); in the parallel passage (Numbers 34:4) "Hazar-addar." The two places may have been near together. Conder suggests that the name survives in Jebel Hadhireh, a mountain Northwest of Petra in the Tih.

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