'Houses' in the Bible

these mentioned by name were leaders in their families. Their ancestral houses increased greatly.

Their relatives according to their ancestral houses: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber—seven.

Ahi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was head of their ancestral houses.

These were the heads of their ancestral houses: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were brave warriors, famous men, and heads of their ancestral houses.

Tola’s sons: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their ancestral houses. During David’s reign, 22,600 descendants of Tola were recorded as warriors in their genealogies.

Along with them, they had 36,000 troops for battle according to the genealogical records of their ancestral houses, for they had many wives and children.

Bela’s sons: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri—five. They were warriors and heads of their ancestral houses; 22,034 were listed in their genealogies.

Their genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their ancestral houses—20,200 warriors.

All these were Asher’s sons. They were the heads of their ancestral houses, chosen men, warriors, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men listed in their genealogies for military service was 26,000.

and 956 of their relatives according to their genealogical records. All these men were heads of their ancestral houses.

From the Ephraimites: 20,800 brave warriors who were famous men in their ancestral houses.

David built houses for himself in the city of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

These were the sons of Levi by their ancestral houses—the heads of families, according to their registration by name in the headcount—20 years old or more, who worked in the service of the Lord’s temple.

Since more leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than Ithamar’s, they were divided accordingly: 16 heads of ancestral houses were from Eleazar’s descendants, and eight heads of ancestral houses were from Ithamar’s.

Mushi’s sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.Those were the sons of the Levites according to their ancestral houses.

Also, to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their ancestral houses because they were strong, capable men.

They cast lots for each gate according to their ancestral houses, young and old alike.