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Harmonizing Family Lists
Commentators explain that the list of Simeon's sons here differs slightly from lists in Genesis, Exodus, and Numbers. For example, 'Nemuel' here is 'Jemuel' in Genesis, and 'Jarib' is 'Jachin' in Numbers. These are seen not as errors, but as common variations in names and records in the ancient world.
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Charles Ellicott
On 1 Chronicles 4:24
19th Century
Bishop
III.—THE TRIBE OF SIMEON: ITS CLANS, AND THEIR SETTLEMENTS AND CONQUESTS (1 Chronicles 4:24–43).
The son…
John Gill
On 1 Chronicles 4:24
17th Century
Pastor
The sons of Simeon
The account of whom, next to the tribe of Judah, is given before Reuben, because its inheritance …
Matthew Henry
On 1 Chronicles 4:1–43
17th Century
Minister
In this chapter we have a further account of Judah, the most numerous and most famous of all the tribes; also an account of Simeon. The most remark…