Jerahmeel (son of Hezron)

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Jerahmeel (son of Hezron)

Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.

The firstborn son of Hezron. A descendant of Judah (1 Chr 2:9, 25).

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Jerahmeel, Son of Hezron

Jerahmeel, Son of Hezron (יְרַחְמְאֵל‎, yerachme'el). The firstborn son of Hezron. A descendant of Judah (1 Chr 2:9, 25).

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Jerahmeel (Person)

JERAHMEEL (PERSON) [Heb yĕraḥmĕʾēl (יְרַחְמְאֵל)]. JERAHMEELITE. 1. A Judahite, the firstborn son of Hezron the son of Perez the son of Judah by Tamar; the brother of Ram and Chelubai = Caleb? (1 Chr 2:4–5, 9, 25; 2:18, 42). See HEZRON and CALEB. He is credited with 2 wives, 6 sons (yet cf. the LXX

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Jerahmeel

Jerahmeel. 1. Firstborn of Hezron’s three sons, the father of six sons and a descendant of Judah through Perez’s line (1 Chr 2:9–42). He was the founder of the family of Jerahmeelites, who in David’s time lived in the Negeb region and occupied a number of cities (1 Sm 27:10; 30:29).2. Kish’s son and

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Jerahmeel

1. In 1 Ch. 2:9, 25–27, 33, 42, he is described as the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah by Tamar his daughter-in-law (Gen. 38). 1 S. 27:10 mentions the Negeb of the Jerahmeelites. This tribe was first alluded to in the early days of David (cf. 1 S. 30:29), and in postexilic writings

Jerahmeel

Jerahmeel jə-räʹmē-əl [Heb. y^eraḥm^eʾēl—‘may God have compassion’].

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Jerahmeel

JERAHMEEL1. Firstborn of Hezron’s three sons, the father of six sons and a descendant of Judah through Perez’s line (1 Chr 2:9–42). He was the founder of the family of Jerahmeelites, who in David’s time lived in the Negev region and occupied a number of cities (1 Sm 27:10; 30:29).2. Kish’s son and

The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)

Jerahmeel

Jerahmeel (ji-rah´mee-uhl; Heb., “may El [God] have compassion”).1 The ancestor of the Jerahmeelites, a group of non-Israelites who lived in the extreme southern part of the land of Judah. David came into contact with them there after his flight from Saul (1 Sam. 27:10; 30:29).2 The son of Kish, and

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Jerahmeel

JERAHMEEL. 1. A son of Hezron and a grandson of Judah (1 Chr 2:9).2. A son of Kish, a Levite (1 Chr 24:29).3. One of the officers sent by King Jehoiakim to arrest Baruch (Jer. 36:26).

The New Bible Dictionary, Third Edition

Jerahmeel

JERAHMEEL (Heb. y^eraḥm^e’ēl, ‘may God have compassion’). 1. The ancestor of the Jerahmeelites, a clan on the S frontier of Judah, ‘the Negeb of the Jerahmeelites’ (1 Sa. 27:10; cf. 30:29), related to the Calebites (cf. 1 Sa. 25:3) and bordering on the Kenites. Like the Calebites, they were absorbed

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Jerahmeel

Jerahmeel (Heb. yĕraḥmĕʾēl)1. The brother of Ram and Caleb; son of Hezron and descendant of Judah through Tamar (1 Chr. 2:4, 9). He was the eponymous ancestor of the Jerahmeelites) (1 Chr. 25–27, 33, 42), a Judahite clan living on the southern frontier of Judah (“the Negeb of the Jerahmeelites,”

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Jerahme-el

Jerah´me-el (mercy of God).1. First-born son of Hezron, the son of Pharez, the son of Judah, 1 Chron. 2:9, 25–27, 33, 42, and founder of the family of Jerahmeelites. 1 Sam. 27:10. (b.c. before 1491.)2. A Merarite Levite, the representative of the family of Kish, the son of Mahli. 1 Chron. 24:29; comp.

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary

Jerahmeel

JERAH´MEEL (je-raʹmēl; “God will” be “compassionate”).1. The firstborn son of Hezron, son of Perez, son of Judah (1 Chron. 2:9). His descendants were called Jerahmeelites (1 Sam. 27:10; 30:29).2. A Merarite Levite, the representative of the family of Kish, probably the son of Mahli (1 Chron. 24:29;