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Iru

עִירוּ · i.ru · H59001 mention, all in 1 Chronicles

Who he was

Iru is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:15 as one of the sons of Caleb, son of Jephunneh. He is listed along with his brothers Elah and Naam. The passage is part of a genealogy tracing the descendants of Judah. No other details are provided about Iru's life or family. As a son of Caleb, he was from the tribe of Judah and lived during the period of Israel's settlement in Canaan.

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Family

FatherCalebSiblingsAchsah, Elah, Naam
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Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

1 Chronicles 1 mention

1 Chronicles 4:15The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.

What the dictionary says

(watch), the eldest son of the great Caleb son of Jephunneh.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
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