Mehir
Descendant of Judah
Mehir is a person mentioned in 1 Chronicles in the genealogies of the tribe of Judah. He was the son of Kelub and the father of Eshton. He is known only from the genealogy and has no narrative role in the Bible beyond his place in the family register.
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Mentioned in Judah's Genealogy
Mehir is mentioned as the son of Kelub in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah in 1 Chronicles.
11Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, fathered Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
וּכְל֥וּב אֲחִֽי־שׁוּחָ֖ה הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־מְחִ֑יר ה֖וּא אֲבִ֥י אֶשְׁתּֽוֹן׃
Father of Eshton
Mehir is recorded as the father of Eshton, who continued the family line in the tribe of Judah.
11Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, fathered Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
וּכְל֥וּב אֲחִֽי־שׁוּחָ֖ה הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־מְחִ֑יר ה֖וּא אֲבִ֥י אֶשְׁתּֽוֹן׃
12Eshton fathered Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These were the men of Recah.
וְאֶשְׁתּ֗וֹן הוֹלִ֞יד אֶת־בֵּ֤ית רָפָא֙ וְאֶת־פָּסֵ֔חַ וְאֶת־תְּחִנָּ֖ה אֲבִ֣י עִ֣יר נָחָ֑שׁ אֵ֖לֶּה אַנְשֵׁ֥י רֵכָֽה׃ ס
Part of Judah's Tribal History
Mehir is part of the broader genealogical overview documenting Judah's descendants and their settlements.
1The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
בְּנֵ֖י יְהוּדָ֑ה פֶּ֧רֶץ חֶצְר֛וֹן וְכַרְמִ֖י וְח֥וּר וְשׁוֹבָֽל׃
11Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, fathered Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
וּכְל֥וּב אֲחִֽי־שׁוּחָ֖ה הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־מְחִ֑יר ה֖וּא אֲבִ֥י אֶשְׁתּֽוֹן׃
Descendants of Kelub
Kelub, Mehir's father, is mentioned as part of Judah's family line, and Mehir carries forward this important tribal lineage.
11Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, fathered Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
וּכְל֥וּב אֲחִֽי־שׁוּחָ֖ה הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־מְחִ֑יר ה֖וּא אֲבִ֥י אֶשְׁתּֽוֹן׃