The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Figure in the Hebrew Bible
Gender:
Male
Family:
Father:
Perez
Children:
Ram
The details
Biography
Hezron (Hebrew: חֶצְרוֹן, Modern H̱etsron, Tiberian Ḥeṣrôn; "enclosed") is a name which occurs several times in the Hebrew Bible.
It may refer to:
A plain in the south of Judah, west of Kadesh-barnea (Joshua 15:3)
One of the sons of Reuben (Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14; Numbers 26:6)
The older of the two sons of Perez and a grandson of Judah, mentioned in Genesis 46:12 among the youngest generation of the 70 Israelites to move to Egypt with Jacob. See also 1 Chronicles 2:5-24