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Oren

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Oren was a son of Jerahmeel, a descendant of Judah.

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Oren was one of the sons of Jerahmeel, a descendant of Judah (1Ch.2.25). He is mentioned in the genealogy of Judah, which lists the descendants of Judah's sons and grandsons. Jerahmeel was the son of Hezron, who was the son of Perez, one of Judah's twin sons born to Tamar (1Ch.2.5, 9). The genealogy in 1Chronicles 2 provides insight into the family lines and clans within the tribe of Judah. Oren's mention in this genealogy suggests that he was a significant figure within the Jerahmeelite clan. However, no further details about Oren's life or role are provided in the Bible.

Family

Father
Jerahmeel

Bible dictionary

Oren Easton Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Ash or pine, the son of Jerahmeel (1 Chr. 2:25).

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Oren Smith Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)

(pine tree), one of the sons of Jerahmeel, the first-born of Hezron. (1 Chronicles 2:25)

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Oren Hastings Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible (1898)

O'REN (pine tree), a son of Jerahmeel. 1 Chr 2:25.

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Oren Schaff Schaff’s Dictionary of the Bible

O'REN (pine tree), a son of Jerahmeel. 1 Chr 2:25.

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Easton (1897), Smith (1863), Hitchcock (1869), Hastings (1898) and Schaff are in the public domain. Parsed text: neuu-org/bible-dictionary-dataset (CC BY 4.0). Headwords and whitespace normalised for this site.

Where Oren appears

1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H0767

1 Chronicles1

Names, family links and references: STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Short descriptions were drafted with AI assistance by STEPBible. Family links follow STEPBible’s scholarly decisions where genealogies are ambiguous.