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Nemuel (son of Simeon)
Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.
Also called Nemuel. Eldest son of Simeon (Gen 46:10; Exod 6:15, Num 26:12; 1 Chr 4:24).
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The Lexham Bible Dictionary
Jemuel, Son of Simeon
Jemuel, Son of Simeon (יְמוּאֵל‎, yemu'el). Also called Nemuel. Eldest son of Simeon (Gen 46:10; Exod 6:15, Num 26:12; 1 Chr 4:24).
The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Nemuel (Person)
NEMUEL (PERSON) [Heb nĕmûʾēl (נְמוּאֵל)]. Var. JEMUEL NEMUELITE. Name of two individuals in the Hebrew Bible. The exact meaning of the “Nemuel” or “Jemuel” is uncertain (Fowler TPNAH, 121, 123).1. A head of the tribe of Reuben (Num 26:9), and brother of Dathan and Abiram.2. A Simeonite and ancestor
Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible
Jemuel
Jemuel. Simeon’s first son (Gn 46:10; Ex 6:15). He is called Nemuel in 1 Chronicles 4:24 and is the founder of the Nemuelite family (Nm 26:12).
Nemuel
Nemuel. 1. Reubenite and the son of Eliab (Nm 26:9).2. One of Simeon’s sons (Nm 26:12; 1 Chr 4:24), also called Jemuel (Gn 46:10).See Jemuel.
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
Jemuel
Jemuel jə-moo̅ʹəl, jemʹyoo̅-əl [Heb. yemûʾēl]. A son of Simeon (Gen. 40:10; Ex. 6:15), the same as Nemuel in Nu. 26:12; 1 Ch. 4:24.The Pesh has “Jemuel” in the four passages, but Gray (Studies in Hebrew Proper Names, p. 307 n 6) thinks it more likely that “Jemuel” is a correction in Genesis than
Nemuel
2. A son of Simeon and head of the Nemuelites (Nu. 26:12; 1 Ch. 4:24). The name is given as Jemuel in Gen. 46:10; Ex. 6:15.
Tyndale Bible Dictionary
Jemuel
JEMUEL Simeon’s first son (Gn 46:10; Ex 6:15). He is called Nemuel in 1 Chronicles 4:24 and is the founder of the Nemuelite family (Nm 26:12).
Nemuel
NEMUEL1. Reubenite and the son of Eliab (Nm 26:9).2. One of Simeon’s sons (Nm 26:12; 1 Chr 4:24), also called Jemuel (Gn 46:10). See Jemuel.
The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)
Nemuel
Nemuel (nem´yoo-uhl).1 A Reubenite belonging to the Pallu family group (Num. 26:9).2 A son of Simeon and head of the Nemuelites (Num. 26:12; 1 Chron. 4:24). He is also called Jemuel (Gen. 46:10; Exod. 6:15).
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
Jemuel
JEMUEL. The eldest son of Simeon (Gen 46:10; Ex 6:15).The same person is mentioned under the name Nemuel q.v. in (Num 26:12; 1 Chr 4:24).
Nemuel
NEMUEL, NEMUELITES1. A Reubenite, son of Eliab and brother of Dathan and Abiram (Num 26:9). He was numbered among the Israelite men 20 years of age or over who were fit for military service.2. The eldest son of Simeon (1 Chr 4:24), called Jemuel (q.v.) in Gen 46:10. His descendants, the Nemuelites,
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Jemuel
Jemuel (Heb. yĕmûʾēl) (also NEMUEL)A son of Simeon (Gen. 46:10; Exod. 6:15). At Num. 26:12; 1 Chr. 4:24 he is called Nemuel.
Nemuel
Nemuel (Heb. nĕmûʾēl) (also JEMUEL)1. A Reubenite; the elder brother of Dathan and Abiram, who sided with Korah against Moses and Aaron (Num. 26:9).2. A Simeonite, eponymous ancestor of the Nemuelites (Num. 26:12; 1 Chr. 4:24). At Gen. 46:10; Exod. 6:15 he is called Jemuel.
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
Jemuel
Jemuel [jĕmˊyo ̆o əl, jə mōōˊəl] (Heb. yemû˒ēl). A son of Simeon (Gen. 46:10; Exod 6:15). At Num. 26:12; 1 Chr. 4:24 he is called Nemuel.
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Jemuel
Jemu´el (day of God), the eldest son of Simeon. Gen. 46:10; Ex. 6:15. (b.c. 1706.)
Nemuel
Nemu´el (day of God).1. A Reubenite, son of Eliab and eldest brother of Dathan and Abiram. Num. 26:9.2. The eldest son of Simeon, Num. 26:12; 1 Chron. 4:24, from whom were descended the family of the Nemuelites. In Gen. 46:10 he is called Jemuel.
The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary
Jemuel
JEM´UEL (jemʹū-el; “day of God”). The eldest son of Simeon (Gen. 46:10; Ex. 6:15); elsewhere (Num. 26:12) called Nemuel.
Nemuel
NEM´UEL (nemʹū-el; or perhaps for Jemuel, “day of God”).1. The first named son of Eliab, a Reubenite, and brother of Dathan and Abiram (Num. 26:9), about 1438 b.c.2. The eldest son of Simeon (1 Chron. 4:24), from whom were descended the family of the Nemuelites (Num. 26:12). In Gen. 46:10 he is called
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Nemuel
Nemuel—day of God. (1.) One of Simeon’s five sons (1 Chr. 4:24), called also Jemuel (Gen. 46:10). (2.) A Reubenite, a son of Eliab, and brother of Dathan and Abiram (Num. 26:9).
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