1. Son of Jacob Ge 29:33; 35:23; Ex 1:1,2; 1Ch 2:1
- With Levi avenges upon the Shechemites the seduction of Dinah Ge 34; 49:5-7
- Jacob' s denunciation of Ge 34:30; 49:5-7
- Goes down into Egypt to buy corn (graini); is imprisoned by Joseph, and is detained Ge 42:24,36; 43:23
- His sons Ge 46:10; Ex 6:15; 1Ch 4:24-37
- Descendants of Nu 26:12-14
- See TRIBE OF, below
2. TRIBE OF
- Military enrollment of, at Sinai Nu 1:22,23; 2:13
- On the plains of Moab Nu 26:14
- Place of, in camping and marching Nu 2:12; 10:18,19
- Inheritance allotted to Jos 19:1-9; Jud 1:3-17; 1Ch 4:24-43
- Stood on Mount Gerizim to bless at the time of the recounting of the law of Moses De 27:12
- Joined with the people of Judah and Benjamin in the renewal of the Passover 2Ch 15:9; with 15:1-15
- Idolatry of 2Ch 34:6; with 34:1-7
- See ISRAEL
3. A devout man in Jerusalem
- Blesses Jesus (when an infant) in the temple Lu 2:25-35
4. An ancestor of Jesus Lu 3:30
5. A disciple
- Also called NIGER Ac 13:1
6. Name given to Peter Ac 15:14
- See PETER