- 1. Son of JacobGen 29:33Gen 35:23Exo 1:1Exo 1:21Ch 2:1
- With Levi avenges upon the Shechemites the seduction of DinahGen 34Gen 49:5–7
- Jacob' s denunciation ofGen 34:30Gen 49:5–7
- Goes down into Egypt to buy corn (graini); is imprisoned by Joseph, and is detainedGen 42:24Gen 42:36Gen 43:23
- His sonsGen 46:10Exo 6:151Ch 4:24–37
- Descendants ofNum 26:12–14
- 2. TRIBE OF
- Military enrollment of, at SinaiNum 1:22Num 1:23Num 2:13
- On the plains of MoabNum 26:14
- Place of, in camping and marchingNum 2:12Num 10:18Num 10:19
- Inheritance allotted toJos 19:1–9Jdg 1:3–171Ch 4:24–43
- Stood on Mount Gerizim to bless at the time of the recounting of the law of MosesDeu 27:12
- Joined with the people of Judah and Benjamin in the renewal of the Passover2Ch 15:92Ch 15:1–15
- Idolatry of2Ch 34:62Ch 34:1–7
- 3. A devout man in Jerusalem
- Blesses Jesus (when an infant) in the templeLuk 2:25–35
- 4. An ancestor of JesusLuk 3:30
- 5. A disciple
- Also called NIGERAct 13:1
- 6. Name given to PeterAct 15:14
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