Person Old Testament
Jalon
Jalon was a son of Ezrah, from the tribe of Judah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 4:17.
Why it matters. Son of Ezrah, from the tribe of Judah
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jalon
Jalon is mentioned briefly in 1Ch.4.17 as one of the sons of Ezrah, along with his brothers Jether and Mered. Ezrah was a descendant of Judah, the son of Israel (or 'Jacob'), through Perez. The text does not provide any further information about Jalon's life, occupation, or role within the tribe of Judah. His mention in the genealogy suggests that he was an ancestor of some of the families within the tribe of Judah, although no specific details are given about his descendants.
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.
- Parents
- Ezrah
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)