歷代志上7:20-29

 

7:20 以法蓮的兒子是書提拉；書提拉的兒子是比列；比列的兒子是他哈；他哈的兒子是以拉大；以拉大的兒子是他哈；
7:21 他哈的兒子是撒拔；撒拔的兒子是書提拉。以法蓮又生以謝、以列；這二人因為下去奪取迦特人的牲畜，被本地的迦特人殺了。
7:22 他們的父親以法蓮為他們悲哀了多日，他的弟兄都來安慰他。
7:23 以法蓮與妻同房，他妻就懷孕生了一子，以法蓮因為家裡遭禍，就給這兒子起名叫比利亞。
7:24 他的女兒名叫舍伊拉，就是建築上伯‧和崙、下伯‧和崙與烏羨‧舍伊拉的。
7:25 比利亞的兒子是利法和利悉。利悉的兒子是他拉；他拉的兒子是他罕；
7:26 他罕的兒子是拉但；拉但的兒子是亞米忽；亞米忽的兒子是以利沙瑪；
7:27 以利沙瑪的兒子是嫩；嫩的兒子是約書亞。
7:28 以法蓮人的地業和住處是伯特利與其村莊；東邊拿蘭，西邊基色與其村莊；示劍與其村莊，直到迦薩與其村莊；
7:29 還有靠近瑪拿西人的境界，伯‧善與其村莊；他納與其村莊；米吉多與其村莊；多珥與其村莊。以色列兒子約瑟的子孫住在這些地方。

 

²⁰ The descendants of Ephraim:

Shuthelah, Bered his son,

Tahath his son, Eleadah his son,

Tahath his son, ²¹ Zabad his son

and Shuthelah his son.

Ezer and Elead were killed by the native-born men of Gath, when they went down to seize their livestock. ²² Their father Ephraim mourned for them many days, and his relatives came to comfort him. ²³ Then he made love to his wife again, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. He named him Beriah,^[c] because there had been misfortune in his family. ²⁴ His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon as well as Uzzen Sheerah.

²⁵ Rephah was his son, Resheph his son,^[d]

Telah his son, Tahan his son,

²⁶ Ladan his son, Ammihud his son,

Elishama his son, ²⁷ Nun his son

and Joshua his son.

²⁸ Their lands and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages all the way to Ayyah and its villages. ²⁹ Along the borders of Manasseh were Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.

 

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    這是以法蓮支派的家譜，他們是約瑟的後代，是長子的長子，雖然他是瑪拿溪的弟弟，卻得長子的福分。