Malchiel
מַלְכִּיאֵל · mal.ki.el · H4439מַלְכִּיאֵלִי · mal.ki.e.li · H4440“God is my king, or counselor” Hitchcock's 18693 mentions in 3 books, most in Genesis (1)
Who he was
Malchiel was a son of Beriah and a grandson of Asher, one of the twelve sons of Israel (or 'Jacob'). He is mentioned in the genealogies of the tribe of Asher. Malchiel's descendants were known as the Malchielites and were counted in the census of the Israelites during the time of Moses. They formed one of the clans within the tribe of Asher (Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:45; 1 Chronicles 7:31).
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Family
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Every mention
3 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Genesis 1 mention
Numbers 1 mention
1 Chronicles 1 mention
What the dictionary says
mal'-ki-el (malki'el, "God is king"): Grandson of Asher (Ge 46:17; Nu 26:45; 1Ch 7:31).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
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- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain