Person Old Testament
Izhar
Also known as Izhar =ESV, LK; Zohar =NIV, LQ; Jezoar =KJV
Izhar was a descendant of Asher mentioned among the genealogies of the twelve tribes of Israel. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 4:7.
Why it matters. Son of Asher listed in the genealogy in Chronicles
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Izhar
Izhar is included in the genealogy of the tribe of Asher recorded in 1Ch.4.7. He is listed as one of the sons of Asher, making him a grandson of the patriarch Israel (or 'Jacob'). No other details are provided about his life or family. This is the only time Izhar is mentioned in the Bible. The genealogies in Chronicles aimed to document the lineage of the tribes of Israel following the Babylonian exile. By recording the descendants of each tribe, the returning exiles could establish their ancestral heritage and tribal associations.
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.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)