Hezron (Hebrew: חֶצְרוֹן, Modern Ḥeẓron Tiberian Ḥeṣrôn ; "Enclosed") is a name which occurs three times in the Hebrew Bible. * (1.) A plain in the south of Judah, west of Kadesh-barnea (Joshua 15:3). * (2.) One of the sons of Reuben (Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14, Numeri 26:6). * (3.) The older of the two sons of Pharez In (Genesis 46:12), he is mentioned among the youngest generation of the 70 Israelites to move to Egypt with Jacob. Hezron (Heb. חצרון Hetzron, meaning "enclosed") refers to two people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible: