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Jerahmeel
Disambiguation
The source enumerates 3 distinct subjects under Jerahmeel. Jump to one below, or read in order.
Loving God.
Jerahmeel (1)
#The son of Hezron, the brother of Caleb (1 Chr. 2:9, 25, 26, etc.).
Jerahmeel (2)
#The son of Kish, a Levite (1 Chr. 24:29).
Jerahmeel (3)
#Son of Hammelech (Jer. 36:26).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(mercy of God).
First-born son of hezron, the son of Pharez, the son of Judah, (1 Chronicles 2:9,25-27,33,42) and founder of the family of Jerahmeelites. (1 Samuel 27:10) (B.C. before 1491.) A Merarite Levite, the representative of the family of Kish, the son of Mahli. (1 Chronicles 24:29) comp. 1Chr 23:21 (B.C. 1014.) Son of Hammelech, who was employed by Jehoiakim to make Jeremiah and baruch prisoners, after the had burnt the roll of Jeremiah’s prophecy. (Jeremiah 36:26) (B.C. 505.)
In the Bible
9
Verses where Jerahmeel is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 2:9
The sons who were born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
- 1 Chronicles 2:25
The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
- 1 Chronicles 2:26
Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.
- 1 Chronicles 2:27
The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
- 1 Chronicles 2:33
The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
- 1 Chronicles 2:42
The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.
+3 more verses naming Jerahmeel.
Scripture on Jerahmeel
4
Entries that reference Jerahmeel
22
Jerahmeel references
14
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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