Nemuel
ne.mu.el is a personal name borne by a son of Simeon and by a son of Eliab in genealogical lists.
The name identifies individuals in genealogical notices: a son of Simeon in Numbers 26:12 and 1 Chronicles 4:24, and a son of Eliab in Numbers 26:9.
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Personal name in genealogical lists · dominant
The noun proper form names a son of Simeon in Numbers 26:12 and 1 Chronicles 4:24; in Numbers 26:12 the APB renders the clan list with “Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites.” The same proper-name form also names a son of Eliab in Numbers 26:9, where the APB renders “the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the three verses, the APB presents the name as “Nemuel” within genealogical lists; Numbers 26:12 additionally names the clan of the Nemuelites. The verse is read as a whole.