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Nemuel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5241

נְמוּאֵל

ne.mu.el — Nemuel

A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.26.9; son of: Eliab (H0446H); brother of: Dathan (H1885) and Abiram (H0048) § Nemuel = "day of God" 1) the eldest son of Simeon 2) a Reubenite, son of Eliab and brother of Dathan and Abiram in the time of the exodus

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H48

אֲבִירָם

a.vi.ram — Abiram

A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.16.1; son of: Eliab (H0446H); brother of: Dathan (H1885) and Nemuel (H5241) § Abiram = "my father is exalted" or "(the) Exalted One is (my) father" 1) a Reubenite, son of Eliab in exodus 2) son of Hiel the Bethelite who worked to rebuild Jericho

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1885

דָּתָן

da.tan — Dathan

A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.16.1; son of: Eliab (H0446H); brother of: Abiram (H0048) and Nemuel (H5241) § Dathan = "belonging to a fountain" a Reubenite chief, son of Eliab, who, with his brother, Abiram, joined Korah's conspiracy against Moses' authority

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3223

יְמוּאֵל

ye.mu.el — Jemuel

A man of the tribe of Simeon living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.10; son of: Simeon (H8095); brother of: Jamin (H3226), Ohad (H0161), Jachin (H3199), Zerah (H2226L) and Shaul (H7586H); also called Nemuel at Num.26.12; 1x § Jemuel = "day of God" the eldest son of Simeon

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5242

נְמוּאֵלִי

ne.mu.e.li — Nemuelite

Someone descended from Nemuel who was a man of the tribe of Simeon living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.10; son of: Simeon (H8095); brother of: Jamin (H3226), Ohad (H0161), Jachin (H3199), Zerah (H2226L) and Shaul (H7586H); also called Nemuel at Num.26.12; 1x Group of ye.mu.el (יְמוּאֵל "Jemuel" H3223) § Nemuelites, of Nemuel "day of God" a descendant of Nemuel

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Historical dictionary entry

Day of God. (1.) One of Simeon’s five sons (1 Chr. 4:24), called also Jemuel (Gen. 46:10). (2.) A Reubenite, a son of Eliab, and brother of Dathan and Abiram (Num. 26:9).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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