Old Testament
Alemeth
A descendant of Saul and a Benjamite listed in the genealogies of the tribe of Benjamin.
Alemeth is identified in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles as a son of Jehoadah and a descendant of King Saul. His inclusion serves to trace the lineage of the Benjamite clan following the exile. The name also appears as a Levitical city in the territory of Benjamin, though the individual Alemeth is distinct from the geographical location.
In the text
- Verses
- 4
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Joshua 21:18
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 9:42
Where Alemeth appears
4 verses · 4 chaptersIn the same books
- Esau57 versesThe elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, and the progenitor of the Edomite nation.
- Nahor18 versesThe son of Serug and grandfather of Abraham, serving as a link in the genealogy of the patriarchs.
- Jephunneh15 versesA Kenizzite and the father of Caleb, the faithful spy who trusted God to give Israel the land of Canaan.
- Hepher9 versesA descendant of Manasseh whose daughters were granted an inheritance in the Promised Land.
- Achan7 versesAn Israelite of the tribe of Judah who violated God's command by taking devoted items from Jericho.
- Gedor7 versesA name associated with a royal city in Canaan and a descendant of the tribe of Benjamin.
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