Tilon
Who he was
Tilon is mentioned briefly in 1 Chronicles 4:20 as one of the sons of Shimon, along with his brothers Amnon, Rinnah, and Ben-hanan. Shimon was a descendant of Judah through Perez and Hezron. No other details are provided about Tilon's life or role in the tribe of Judah. His mention serves to trace the genealogy of Judah and demonstrate the continuity of the tribe from the time of the patriarchs to the period of the divided monarchy.
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Family
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Every mention
1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
1 Chronicles 1 mention
What the dictionary says
(gift), one of the four sons of Shimon, whose family is reckoned in the genealogies of Judah.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
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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