Person
Ashbel
son of Benjamin
Son of Benjamin and grandson of Jacob, ancestor of the Benjaminite clan of the Ashbelites.
3 appearances3 Bible books1 known aliases
Who or what is this?
Ashbel was a son of and thus a grandson of . He is listed among the sons of Benjamin in Genesis 46 as one of those who went down with Jacob into Egypt, and again in Numbers 26 where his descendants are named the Ashbelites, a recognized clan within the tribe of Benjamin. In 1 Chronicles 8 the Benjaminite genealogy names him as the second son of Benjamin. No individual narrative episodes feature Ashbel beyond his role as a tribal progenitor.
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