Dictionaries :: Kemuel

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Kemuel:

helper of God, or assembly of God. (1.) The third son of Nahor (Gen 22:21).

(2.) Son of Shiphtan, appointed on behalf of the tribe of Ephraim to partition the land of Canaan (Num 34:24).

(3.) A Levite (1Ch 27:17).

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Kemuel:

God hath raised up, or established him

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Kemuel:

kem'-u-el, ke-mu'-el (qemu'el, "God's mound"):

(1) Nephew of Abraham (Ge 22:21), father of Aram, whom Ewald identifies with Ram of Job 32:2; but compare Ge 10:22, where Aram is described as one of the children of Shem. They may not be the same person.

(2) Prince of Ephraim, one of the land commissioners who divided Canaan (Nu 34:24).

(3) A Levite, father of Hashabiah, one of the tribal princes of David's time, a ruler among the Levites (1Ch 27:17).

Nave's Topical Bible

Kemuel: 1. Son of Nahor

Gen 22:21

Kemuel: 2. A Prince of Ephraim

Num 34:24

Kemuel: 3. A Levite

1Ch 27:17

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Kemuel:

(congregation of God).

(1.) The son of Nahor by Milcah, and father of Aram (Genesis 22:21). (B.C. 1925)

(2.) The son of Shiptan, and prince of the tribe of Ephraim; one of the twelve men appointed by Moses to divide the land of Canaan (Numbers 34:24).

(3.) A Levite, father of Hashabiah, prince of the tribe in the reign of David (1 Chronicles 27:17). (B.C. 1014)