The Descendants of Ephraim

Ephraim’s line is traced through several generations, then broken by the death of sons and a period of mourning. Beriah’s birth marks the family’s continuation after loss.

T²⁰he descendants of Ephraim: ²¹Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son. ²²Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him. ²³And again he slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house.

Sheerah is remembered for building towns, and the line continues through several descendants until it reaches Joshua. The family is shown as enduring in both settlement and leadership.

²⁴His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah. ²⁵Additionally, Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son, ²⁶Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, ²⁷Nun his son, and Joshua his son.

The holdings of Ephraim and the towns of the descendants of Joseph are named across the land. Genealogy widens into territory and settlement.

²⁸Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages. ²⁹And along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.