Bible Person
Meaning: the dart of joy; the division of the song · Male · 5 cross references
This Hezron entry refers to the Reubenite son of Reuben, not the Judahite Hezron already tied to the royal line elsewhere. He belongs to the earliest tribal genealogy of Reuben preserved across Genesis, Exodus, and Chronicles. First appears in Gen 46:9.1
AI summary: This Hezron matters because the cross references preserve one of the foundational branches of Reuben's family. His role is genealogical rather than dramatic, but such names anchor the tribe's internal identity across several biblical books. The later stray reference in Chronicles adds texture to how these names circulate in Israel's memory. Taken together, the material presents this Hezron as a Reubenite ancestor whose line contributes to the continuity of tribal remembrance.1
Central Figure
Hezron
Meaning: the dart of joy; the division of the song
One of the sons of Reuben (Gen.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.