15. Machir found a wife for Huppim and one for Shuppim. Machir had a sister named Maacah.Zelophehad was also a descendant of Manasseh, and he had five daughters.
16. Machir and his wife Maacah were the parents of Peresh and Sheresh. Peresh was the father of Ulam and Rekem.
17. Ulam was the father of Bedan. These were all descendants of Gilead, the son of Machir and the grandson of Manasseh.
18. Gilead's sister Hammolecheth was the mother of Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19. Shemida, another descendant of Manasseh, was the father of Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
20. Ephraim was the father of Shuthelah and the ancestor of Bered, Tahath, Eleadah, Tahath,
21. Zabad, and Shuthelah.Ephraim had two other sons, Ezer and Elead. But they were killed when they tried to steal livestock from the people who lived in the territory of Gath.
22. Ephraim mourned for his sons a long time, and his relatives came to comfort him.