Penuel was the father of Gedor. Ezer was the father of Hushah. These people belonged to the family line of Hur. He was the oldest son of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.
All of them belonged to the family line of Caleb. Hur was the oldest son of Ephrathah. Hur was the brother of Shobal. Shobal was the father of Kiriath Jearim.
These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah. Mered had married her. His wife from the tribe of Judah had Jered, Heber and Jekuthiel by him. Jered was the father of Gedor. Heber was the father of Soko. Jekuthiel was the father of Zanoah.
Then the elders and all the people at the gate said, “We are witnesses. The woman is coming into your home. May the Lord make her like Rachel and Leah. Together they built up the family of Israel. May you be an important person in Ephrathah. May you be famous in Bethlehem.