Person Old Testament
Hezron
Hezron was a son of Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob, and his descendants formed a clan within the tribe of Reuben. Mentioned in 4 verses across 4 books, first at Genesis 46:9.
Why it matters. Son of Reuben and grandson of Jacob.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Hezron
Hezron was a son of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel (or 'Jacob'), as recorded in Gen.46.9, Exo.6.14, Num.26.6, and 1Ch.5.3. He was born in Canaan before Jacob and his family moved to Egypt during the time of Joseph. Hezron went to Egypt with his father, grandfather, and the rest of the family, where they settled in the land of Goshen. He was one of the 70 members of Jacob's household who migrated to Egypt.
Hezron's descendants formed a clan within the tribe of Reuben, known as the Hezronites, as mentioned in Num.26.6. The Hezronites were one of the four clans of Reuben, along with the Hanochites, the Palluites, and the Carmites. These clans were counted in the census taken in the wilderness of Sinai, as recorded in the book of Numbers.
As a grandson of Jacob and a member of one of the twelve tribes of Israel, Hezron's lineage played a role in the formation and growth of the Israelite nation. His descendants were among the Israelites who eventually left Egypt during the Exodus and settled in the Promised Land.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 4 verses across 4 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.