I Chronicles 4:5
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Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
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And Ashur the father of Tekoa,.... A son of Hezron by Abiah, Ch1 2:24. had two wives, Helah and Naarah; as Lamech had, polygamy not being reckoned unlawful in those times.
Open source ↗In this chapter we have, I. A further account of the genealogies of the tribe of Judah, the most numerous and most famous of all the tribes. The posterity of Shobal the son of Hur (Ch1 4:1-4), of Ashur the posthumous son of Hezron (who was mentioned, Ch1 2:24), with something particular concerning Jabez (Ch1 4:5-10), of Chelub and others (Ch1 4:11-20), of Shelah (Ch1 4:21-23). II. An account of the posterity and cities of Simeon, their conquest of Gedon, and of the Amalekites in Mount Seir (v. 24-43).
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