Seret
Descendant of Judah
Seret is mentioned in 1 Chronicles as a son of Ashhur and his wife Helah. He belongs to the tribe of Judah and is part of the genealogies connecting the patriarchs with later generations in Israel. Little is known about him beyond his place in the family tree.
Family
Key events
Mentioned in the genealogy of Judah
Seret is listed as a son of Ashhur and Helah in the tribal genealogy of Judah.
7The sons of Helah: Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan.
וּבְנֵ֖י חֶלְאָ֑ה צֶ֥רֶת *יצחר **וְצֹ֖חַר וְאֶתְנָֽן׃
Descendants of Ashhur
Ashhur, father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah, and Seret was among the sons of Helah.
5Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
וּלְאַשְׁחוּר֙ אֲבִ֣י תְק֔וֹעַ הָי֖וּ שְׁתֵּ֣י נָשִׁ֑ים חֶלְאָ֖ה וְנַעֲרָֽה׃
6Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were Naarah's sons.
וַתֵּ֨לֶד ל֤וֹ נַעֲרָה֙ אֶת־אֲחֻזָּ֣ם וְאֶת־חֵ֔פֶר וְאֶת־תֵּימְנִ֖י וְאֶת־הָאֲחַשְׁתָּרִ֑י אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י נַעֲרָֽה׃
7The sons of Helah: Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan.
וּבְנֵ֖י חֶלְאָ֑ה צֶ֥רֶת *יצחר **וְצֹ֖חַר וְאֶתְנָֽן׃
Genealogical line of the tribe of Judah
Seret is part of the broader genealogical line of the tribe of Judah, which is important for tracing Israel's heritage and land allocation.
1The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
בְּנֵ֖י יְהוּדָ֑ה פֶּ֧רֶץ חֶצְר֛וֹן וְכַרְמִ֖י וְח֥וּר וְשׁוֹבָֽל׃
2Reaiah son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
וּרְאָיָ֤ה בֶן־שׁוֹבָל֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־יַ֔חַת וְיַ֣חַת הֹלִ֔יד אֶת־אֲחוּמַ֖י וְאֶת־לָ֑הַד אֵ֖לֶּה מִשְׁפְּח֥וֹת הַצָּֽרְעָתִֽי׃ ס
3These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and their sister was named Hazzelelponi.
וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ אֲבִ֣י עֵיטָ֔ם יִזְרְעֶ֥אל וְיִשְׁמָ֖א וְיִדְבָּ֑שׁ וְשֵׁ֥ם אֲחוֹתָ֖ם הַצְלֶלְפּֽוֹנִי׃
4Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
וּפְנוּאֵל֙ אֲבִ֣י גְדֹ֔ר וְעֵ֖זֶר אֲבִ֣י חוּשָׁ֑ה אֵ֤לֶּה בְנֵי־חוּר֙ בְּכ֣וֹר אֶפְרָ֔תָה אֲבִ֖י בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃
5Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
וּלְאַשְׁחוּר֙ אֲבִ֣י תְק֔וֹעַ הָי֖וּ שְׁתֵּ֣י נָשִׁ֑ים חֶלְאָ֖ה וְנַעֲרָֽה׃
6Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were Naarah's sons.
וַתֵּ֨לֶד ל֤וֹ נַעֲרָה֙ אֶת־אֲחֻזָּ֣ם וְאֶת־חֵ֔פֶר וְאֶת־תֵּימְנִ֖י וְאֶת־הָאֲחַשְׁתָּרִ֑י אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י נַעֲרָֽה׃
7The sons of Helah: Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan.
וּבְנֵ֖י חֶלְאָ֑ה צֶ֥רֶת *יצחר **וְצֹ֖חַר וְאֶתְנָֽן׃
Tekoa's Founding Family
Through his father Ashhur, who is considered the father of Tekoa, Serah is connected to the founding of the city of Tekoa.
5Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
וּלְאַשְׁחוּר֙ אֲבִ֣י תְק֔וֹעַ הָי֖וּ שְׁתֵּ֣י נָשִׁ֑ים חֶלְאָ֖ה וְנַעֲרָֽה׃