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Shemuel (son of Tola)

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

A descendant of Issachar and head of a house of warriors (1 Chr 7:2).

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Shemuel, Son of Tola

Shemuel, Son of Tola (שְׁמוּאֵל‎, shemu'el). A descendant of Issachar and head of a house of warriors (1 Chr 7:2).

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Shemuel (Person)

SHEMUEL (PERSON) [Heb šĕmûʾēl (שְׁמוּאֵל)]. Two individuals mentioned in the Hebrew Bible bear this name.Shemuel is a theophoric name, composed of the term šm and the divine element ʾēl. In the birth narrative of the prophet Samuel (although the Hebrew spelling of the prophet’s name is identical

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Shemuel

Shemuel. 1. Ammihud’s son and the representative of Simeon’s tribe in the division of the land of Canaan among Israel’s 10 tribes west of the Jordan (Nm 34:20).2. kjv rendering of Samuel, Elkanah’s son, in 1 Chronicles 6:33.See Samuel (Person).3. Tola’s son and chief in Issachar’s tribe (1 Chr 7:2).

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Shemuel

2. Youngest son of Tola; head of a father’s house in the tribe of Issachar (1 Ch. 7:2).

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Shemuel

SHEMUEL1. Ammihud’s son and the representative of Simeon’s tribe in the division of the land of Canaan among Israel’s 10 tribes west of the Jordan (Nm 34:20).2. kjv rendering of Samuel, Elkanah’s son, in 1 Chronicles 6:33–34. See Samuel (Person).3. Tola’s son and chief in Issachar’s tribe (1 Chr 7:2).

The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)

Shemuel

Shemuel (shem´yoo-uhl; Heb., “name of God” or “his name is God”).1 The son of Ammihud who represented the tribe of Simeon at the time of the division of the land (Num. 34:20).2 The son of Tola and head of an ancestral house belonging to the tribe of Issachar (1 Chron. 7:2).

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Shemuel

SHEMUEL1. A chief of the Simeonites, appointed to divide the land W of the Jordan (Num 34:20).2. Samuel the prophet, father of Joel (1 Chr 6:33 KJV).3. A son of Tola; head of a clan in Issachar (1 Chr 7:2).

The New Bible Dictionary, Third Edition

Shemuel

SHEMUEL (Heb. š^emû ’ēl, ‘(?) name of God’; cf. Samuel).1. The son of Ammihud, leader of the tribe of Simeon, appointed to assist in the division of Canaan (Nu. 34:20). In Nu. 1:6; 2:12; 7:36, 41; 10:19 the leader of the tribe is called Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, and the lxx gives the name

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Shemuel

Shemuel (Heb. šĕmûʾēl)1. The representative of Simeon in the division of Canaan; son of Ammihud (Num. 34:20).2. A son of Tola; head of a household in the tribe of Issachar (1 Chr. 7:2).

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Shemuel

Shemu´el (heard by God).1. A commissioner appointed from the tribe of Simeon to divide the land of Canaan. Num. 34:20. (b.c. 1450.)2. Samuel the prophet. 1 Chron. 6:33.3. Son of Tola, and one of the chiefs of the tribe of Issachar. 1 Chron. 7:2. (b.c. 1014.)

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary

Samuel

SAMUEL. The prophet and judge of Israel (which see, below) and other Bible characters.1. Son of Ammihud, appointed from the tribe of Simeon to divide the land of Canaan (Num. 34:20), c. 1400 b.c. The NIV reads “Shemuel.”2. A descendant of Tola, and one of the leaders of the tribe of Issachar (1 Chron.

Shemuel

SHEMU´EL (she-mūʹel; “heard of God”). The same Heb. word commonly translated Samuel, the name of several Bible personages. In the KJV Shemuel appears three times: (1) in Num. 34:20 for the son of Ammihud, appointed from the tribe of Simeon, to divide the land of Canaan, c. b.c. 1400; (2) in 1 Chron.