Home People Malkiel Malkiel was a son of Beriah and grandson of Asher, Jacob's son. He is the ancestor of the Malkielites, a clan within the tribe of Asher. He is mentioned in the genealogies in Genesis, Numbers, and 1 Chronicles as part of Israel's tribal structure.
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Key events Malkiel is mentioned as a son of Beriah, grandson of Asher, in the genealogy of Jacob's descendants.
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׃
Malkiel was among Jacob's descendants who went down to Egypt with Jacob, totaling seventy persons.
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׃
26 All the persons belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt, his own direct descendants, not counting the wives of Jacob's sons, numbered sixty-six in all. Heb כָּל־הַ֠נֶּפֶשׁ הַבָּאָ֨ה לְיַעֲקֹ֤ב מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙ יֹצְאֵ֣י יְרֵכ֔וֹ מִלְּבַ֖ד נְשֵׁ֣י בְנֵי־יַעֲקֹ֑ב כָּל־נֶ֖פֶשׁ שִׁשִּׁ֥ים וָשֵֽׁשׁ׃
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
In the census on the plains of Moab, Malkiel is mentioned as the ancestor of the clan of the Malkielites within the tribe of Asher.
45 From the sons of Beriah: from Heber, the Heberite clan; from Malchiel, the Malchielite clan. Heb לִבְנֵ֣י בְרִיעָ֔ה לְחֶ֕בֶר מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽחֶבְרִ֑י לְמַ֨לְכִּיאֵ֔ל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַמַּלְכִּיאֵלִֽי׃
Malkiel is listed in the detailed genealogy of 1 Chronicles as a son of Beraiah, with Birzait being named as his son.
31 The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. Heb וּבְנֵ֣י בְרִיעָ֔ה חֶ֖בֶר וּמַלְכִּיאֵ֑ל ה֖וּא אֲבִ֥י *ברזות **בִרְזָֽיִת׃
Malkiel belonged to the tribe of Asher, one of the twelve tribes of Israel, and his descendants formed an important part of the tribe's structure.
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׃
45 From the sons of Beriah: from Heber, the Heberite clan; from Malchiel, the Malchielite clan. Heb לִבְנֵ֣י בְרִיעָ֔ה לְחֶ֕בֶר מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽחֶבְרִ֑י לְמַ֨לְכִּיאֵ֔ל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַמַּלְכִּיאֵלִֽי׃
46 The name of Asher's daughter was Serah. Heb וְשֵׁ֥ם בַּת־אָשֵׁ֖ר שָֽׂרַח׃
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