Home People Eker Eker is a person mentioned in 1 Chronicles as a descendant of Judah through the lineage of Ram. He is the son of Ram (not the same Ram who was Amminadab's father) and brother to Maaz and Jamin. He is primarily known from genealogical records and has no further narrative role in the Bible.
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Key events Eker is mentioned as a son of Ram in the genealogy of Judah's descendants through the Jerahmeel line.
27 The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel's firstborn: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. Heb וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵי־רָ֖ם בְּכ֣וֹר יְרַחְמְאֵ֑ל מַ֥עַץ וְיָמִ֖ין וָעֵֽקֶר׃
Along with Eker, his brothers Maaz and Jamin are mentioned as sons of Ram, son of Jerahmeel.
25 The sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron's firstborn: Ram his firstborn, then Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. Heb וַיִּהְי֧וּ בְנֵי־יְרַחְמְאֵ֛ל בְּכ֥וֹר חֶצְר֖וֹן הַבְּכ֣וֹר ׀ רָ֑ם וּבוּנָ֥ה וָאֹ֛רֶן וָאֹ֖צֶם אֲחִיָּֽה׃
26 Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. Heb וַתְּהִ֨י אִשָּׁ֥ה אַחֶ֛רֶת לִֽירַחְמְאֵ֖ל וּשְׁמָ֣הּ עֲטָרָ֑ה הִ֖יא אֵ֥ם אוֹנָֽם׃ ס
27 The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel's firstborn: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. Heb וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵי־רָ֖ם בְּכ֣וֹר יְרַחְמְאֵ֑ל מַ֥עַץ וְיָמִ֖ין וָעֵֽקֶר׃
Eker belongs to the lineage of Jerahmeel, who was the firstborn son of Hezron, an important branch of the tribe of Judah.
9 The sons born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. Heb וּבְנֵ֥י חֶצְר֖וֹן אֲשֶׁ֣ר נוֹלַד־ל֑וֹ אֶת־יְרַחְמְאֵ֥ל וְאֶת־רָ֖ם וְאֶת־כְּלוּבָֽי׃
25 The sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron's firstborn: Ram his firstborn, then Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. Heb וַיִּהְי֧וּ בְנֵי־יְרַחְמְאֵ֛ל בְּכ֥וֹר חֶצְר֖וֹן הַבְּכ֣וֹר ׀ רָ֑ם וּבוּנָ֥ה וָאֹ֛רֶן וָאֹ֖צֶם אֲחִיָּֽה׃
26 Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. Heb וַתְּהִ֨י אִשָּׁ֥ה אַחֶ֛רֶת לִֽירַחְמְאֵ֖ל וּשְׁמָ֣הּ עֲטָרָ֑ה הִ֖יא אֵ֥ם אוֹנָֽם׃ ס
27 The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel's firstborn: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. Heb וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵי־רָ֖ם בְּכ֣וֹר יְרַחְמְאֵ֑ל מַ֥עַץ וְיָמִ֖ין וָעֵֽקֶר׃
28 The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. Heb וַיִּהְי֥וּ בְנֵי־אוֹנָ֖ם שַׁמַּ֣י וְיָדָ֑ע וּבְנֵ֣י שַׁמַּ֔י נָדָ֖ב וַאֲבִישֽׁוּר׃
As part of the genealogy of Judah, Eker helps document the extensive branching of Israel's largest tribe, which later became associated with the kingdom.
3 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the LORD's sight, and the LORD put him to death. Heb בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה עֵ֤ר וְאוֹנָן֙ וְשֵׁלָ֔ה שְׁלוֹשָׁה֙ נ֣וֹלַד ל֔וֹ מִבַּת־שׁ֖וּעַ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑ית וַיְהִ֞י עֵ֣ר ׀ בְּכ֣וֹר יְהוּדָ֗ה רַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה וַיְמִיתֵֽהוּ׃ ס
4 Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. Heb וְתָמָר֙ כַּלָּת֔וֹ יָ֥לְדָה לּ֖וֹ אֶת־פֶּ֣רֶץ וְאֶת־זָ֑רַח כָּל־בְּנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה חֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ ס
5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. Heb בְּנֵי־פֶ֖רֶץ חֶצְר֥וֹן וְחָמֽוּל׃ ס
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