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Asriel

the son of Gilead and great-grandson of Manasseh. (Numbers 26:31; Joshua 17:2) He was the founder of the family of the Asrielites. (B.C. 1444.)

In the Bible

3

Verses where Asriel is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 7:14

    The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel through his Aramean concubine. She also gave birth to Machir the father of Gilead.

  • Joshua 17:2

    So this allotment was for the rest of the descendants of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph.

  • Numbers 26:31

    the Asrielite clan from Asriel, the Shechemite clan from Shechem,

Scripture on Asriel

3

Asriel references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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