Jemuel
יְמוּאֵל · ye.mu.el · H3223נְמוּאֵל · ne.mu.el · H5241H1 other spelling“God's day; son of God” Hitchcock's 18694 mentions in 4 books, most in Genesis (1)
Who he was
Jemuel, also known as Nemuel, was one of the sons of Simeon, the second son of Israel (or 'Jacob') and Leah. He is mentioned in the lists of Jacob's descendants who went to Egypt during the famine and in the census of the Israelites in the wilderness. In Numbers, the descendants of Jemuel are referred to as the Nemuelite clan, indicating that he was the founder of this family group within the tribe of Simeon. The variations in his name (Jemuel and Nemuel) may be due to textual transmission or linguistic differences. Beyond these genealogical references, no further information is provided about Jemuel's life or role in the family history.
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Family
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Every mention
4 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Genesis 1 mention
Exodus 1 mention
Numbers 1 mention
1 Chronicles 1 mention
What the dictionary says
(day of God), the eldest son of Simeon.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
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- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain