Of the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.
From the descendants of Asher, organized by their family groups: from Jimna came the Jimnite family; from Jesui came the Jesuites family; from Beriah came the Beriites family.
This verse is listing how the tribe of Asher was organized into different family groups, each named after one of Asher's sons.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the second census taken by Moses in the wilderness, about 40 years after the Israelites left Egypt. The census was conducted to count the fighting men of Israel before they entered the Promised Land. Asher was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Jacob's son Asher, and this passage shows how his descendants had grown into distinct family clans.
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