Jerahmeel יְרַחְמְאֵל

Jerahmeel was the son of Hezron and a prominent figure in the genealogy of Judah, with his descendants being called the Jerahmeelites.

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Also called Jerahmeelite.

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Where Jerahmeel appears

1 Chronicles (6), 1 Samuel (2)

Key verses

• 1 Samuel 27:10 first mention — And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.
• 1 Samuel 30:29 — And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites,
• 1 Chronicles 2:9 — The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
• 1 Chronicles 2:25 — And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
• 1 Chronicles 2:26 — Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
• 1 Chronicles 2:27 — And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.
• 1 Chronicles 2:33 — And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
• 1 Chronicles 2:42 — Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.