KJV ORIGINAL
Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
From Jezer came the family of the Jezerites, and from Shillem came the family of the Shillemites.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is recording the family lines that descended from two men named Jezer and Shillem, showing how families grew into larger groups over time.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the second census of Israel taken near the end of their 40-year journey in the wilderness, just before entering the Promised Land. Moses and Eleazar were counting all the fighting men to organize the tribes and determine how the land would be divided among the families. Jezer and Shillem were sons of Naphtali, one of Jacob's twelve sons, and their descendants had grown into distinct family clans.
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