Old Testament
Jamin
A son of Simeon and ancestor of the Jaminites, a clan within the tribe of Simeon.
Jamin is identified in the genealogies of Genesis, Exodus, and Numbers as the second son of Simeon, the son of Jacob. He is the patriarch of the Jaminite clan, which was numbered among the tribes of Israel during the wilderness census. A man named Jamin also appears in the book of Nehemiah as a Levite who assisted in explaining the Law to the people after the return from exile.
In the text
- Verses
- 6
- Books
- 5
- First appears
- Genesis 46:10
- Last appears
- Nehemiah 8:7
Where Jamin appears
6 verses · 6 chaptersIn the same books
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