Home People Jimnah Jimnah (also known as Jimna or Imnah) was the firstborn son of Asher, who was one of Jacob's twelve sons. He was among the seventy people in Jacob's household who went down to Egypt. As a patriarch, he became the founder of the clan of the Jimnites among Asher's descendants.
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Key events Jimnah was the firstborn son of Asher, Jacob's eighth son. He became part of Jacob's extended family in the land of Canaan.
17 the sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah; and the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. Heb וּבְנֵ֣י אָשֵׁ֗ר יִמְנָ֧ה וְיִשְׁוָ֛ה וְיִשְׁוִ֥י וּבְרִיעָ֖ה וְשֶׂ֣רַח אֲחֹתָ֑ם וּבְנֵ֣י בְרִיעָ֔ה חֶ֖בֶר וּמַלְכִּיאֵֽל׃
Jimnah was among the seventy members of Jacob's household who went down to Egypt during the famine, where Joseph provided for them.
17 the sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah; and the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. Heb וּבְנֵ֣י אָשֵׁ֗ר יִמְנָ֧ה וְיִשְׁוָ֛ה וְיִשְׁוִ֥י וּבְרִיעָ֖ה וְשֶׂ֣רַח אֲחֹתָ֑ם וּבְנֵ֣י בְרִיעָ֔ה חֶ֖בֶר וּמַלְכִּיאֵֽל׃
27 With the two sons born to Joseph in Egypt, the persons of Jacob's household who came to Egypt numbered seventy. Heb וּבְנֵ֥י יוֹסֵ֛ף אֲשֶׁר־יֻלַּד־ל֥וֹ בְמִצְרַ֖יִם נֶ֣פֶשׁ שְׁנָ֑יִם כָּל־הַנֶּ֧פֶשׁ לְבֵֽית־יַעֲקֹ֛ב הַבָּ֥אָה מִצְרַ֖יְמָה שִׁבְעִֽים׃ פ
Jimna is mentioned as the founder of the clan of the Jimnites in the census of the tribes of Israel on the plains of Moab.
44 The sons of Asher by their clans: from Imnah, the Imnite clan; from Ishvi, the Ishvite clan; from Beriah, the Beriite clan. Heb בְּנֵ֣י אָשֵׁר֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְיִמְנָ֗ה מִשְׁפַּ֙חַת֙ הַיִּמְנָ֔ה לְיִשְׁוִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיִּשְׁוִ֑י לִבְרִיעָ֕ה מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַבְּרִיעִֽי׃
Jimna is listed in the genealogy of Asher's descendants in the Books of Chronicles, confirming his place in the tribal history of Israel.
30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, with their sister Serah. Heb בְּנֵ֣י אָשֵׁ֗ר יִמְנָ֧ה וְיִשְׁוָ֛ה וְיִשְׁוִ֥י וּבְרִיעָ֖ה וְשֶׂ֥רַח אֲחוֹתָֽם׃
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