Bimhal

Descendant of Asher

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Bimhal is a person mentioned in 1 Chronicles as one of the sons of Japhlet, a descendant of the tribe of Asher. He is only named in a genealogy and has no further narrative role in the Bible. His significance lies in his place within the tribal history of Asher.

Family

FatherJaphlet SiblingPaseah SiblingAsvatha

Key events

Mentioned in the Genealogy of Asher

Bimhal is listed as one of the three sons of Japhlet in the genealogy of the tribe of Asher.

1 Chr 7:33 Show in context →

33The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the sons of Japhlet.

וּבְנֵ֣י יַפְלֵ֔ט פָּסַ֥ךְ וּבִמְהָ֖ל וְעַשְׁוָ֑ת אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י יַפְלֵֽט׃ ‬

Descendants of Asher Who Were Skilled Warriors

The descendants of Asher, including Bimhal's lineage, are described as family heads, skilled warriors and leaders, numbering 26,000 men fit for battle.

1 Chr 7:40 Show in context →

40All these were the descendants of Asher, heads of their fathers' houses, chosen men, mighty warriors, and chief among the leaders. The number enrolled for service in war was twenty-six thousand men.

כָּל־אֵ֣לֶּה בְנֵי־אָ֠שֵׁר רָאשֵׁ֨י בֵית־הָאָב֤וֹת בְּרוּרִים֙ גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י חֲיָלִ֔ים רָאשֵׁ֖י הַנְּשִׂיאִ֑ים וְהִתְיַחְשָׂ֤ם בַּצָּבָא֙ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה מִסְפָּרָ֣ם אֲנָשִׁ֔ים עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֖ה אָֽלֶף׃ ס ‬

Japhlet's Sons in Chronicles

Bimhal is mentioned along with his brothers Paseah and Ashvath as the sons of Japhlet, part of the broader record of the tribes of Israel.

1 Chr 7:32 Show in context →

32Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, and their sister Shua.

וְחֶ֙בֶר֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־יַפְלֵ֔ט וְאֶת־שׁוֹמֵ֖ר וְאֶת־חוֹתָ֑ם וְאֵ֖ת שׁוּעָ֥א אֲחוֹתָֽם׃ ‬

1 Chr 7:33 Show in context →

33The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the sons of Japhlet.

וּבְנֵ֣י יַפְלֵ֔ט פָּסַ֥ךְ וּבִמְהָ֖ל וְעַשְׁוָ֑ת אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י יַפְלֵֽט׃ ‬

The Inheritance of the Tribe of Asher

As part of the tribe of Asher, Bimhal belonged to a people who received Jacob's blessing and were given land in the Promised Land.

Gen 49:20 Show in context →

20Asher's food will be rich; he will provide delicacies fit for a king.

מֵאָשֵׁ֖ר שְׁמֵנָ֣ה לַחְמ֑וֹ וְה֥וּא יִתֵּ֖ן מַֽעֲדַנֵּי־מֶֽלֶךְ׃ ס ‬

Mentioned in the Bible (1)

1 Chronicles 7:33