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Asriel

אַשְׂרִיאֵל · as.ri.el · H0844Gאַשְׂרִיאֵלִי · as.ri.e.li · H0845“help of God” Hitchcock's 18692 mentions in 2 books, most in Numbers (1)

Who he was

Asriel was a son of Manasseh, the eldest son of Joseph, and the founder of the Asrielite clan within the tribe of Manasseh. He is mentioned in the census of the Israelites taken in the plains of Moab, where the Asrielite clan is listed among the descendants of Manasseh. The Asrielites were one of the clans that received an inheritance in the land of Canaan when it was divided among the tribes of Israel. As a son of Manasseh and the progenitor of a clan, Asriel played a role in the growth and organization of the tribe of Manasseh.

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Family

FatherGileadSiblingsAbiezer, Helek, Shechem, Shemida, Hepher
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Every mention

2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Numbers 1 mention

Numbers 26:31and Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;

Joshua 1 mention

Joshua 17:2So this was for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, for the children of Helek, for the children of Asriel, for the children of…

What the dictionary says

the son of Gilead and great-grandson of Manasseh.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
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