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{{Short description|Figure in the Hebrew Bible}}
'''Hezron''' ({{Hebrew Name|חֶצְרוֹן|H̱eṣrōn|Ḥeṣrōn}}) is a name which occurs several times in the [[Hebrew Bible]].

It may refer to:
* A plain in the south of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]], south of [[Kadesh-barnea]]. ([[Book of Joshua]], {{bibleverse||Joshua|15:3|HE}})
* A son of [[Reuben (son of Jacob)]].  ([[Book of Genesis]] 46:9)
* A grandson of [[Judah (son of Jacob)|Judah]] and the grandfather of [[Amminadab]] and great-grandfather to [[Nahshon]].  Nahshon was [[Elisheba]]'s brother and brother-in-law of [[Aaron]].  ([[Book of Exodus]] 6:23, [[Matthew 1]]:3)<ref name="Awoken Bible">{{cite web |title=Hezon of Judah |url=https://awokenbible.com/explore/hezron-of-reuben |website=Awoken Bible |access-date=4 June 2020 |ref=awoken}}</ref>
[[File:Esron - 1526.jpg|thumb|Portrait of Hezron by [[Girolamo Tessari]] (1523 - 1526)]]
He was also the man appointed by [[Moses]], as ordered by God, to be Prince over the [[tribe of Judah]].  He was the son of [[Perez (son of Judah)|Perez]], the son of [[Judah (son of Jacob)|Judah]], and one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with [[Jacob]] ({{bibleverse||Genesis|46:12|HE}}).  His family are further detailed in [[1 Chronicles]] 2, which records he had five sons by more than one woman.  By a mother whose name is not mentioned, he had Jerahmeel, [[Ram (biblical figure)|Ram]], and Caleb (2:9). By Abijah, daughter of Makir, whom he married when aged 60 years, he had Segub (2:21) and Ashhur. Ashhur was [[posthumous birth|born posthumously]] following Hezron's death. (2:24)
* A tribal leader when Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt. He died in the wilderness.

==References==
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*{{Cite Jewish Encyclopedia |title=Hezron |url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=710&letter=H |first=Emil G. |last= Hirsch }}

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