The Asrielites, named after their ancestor Asriel. The Shechemites, named after their ancestor Shechem.
Parallel translations
- WEB and Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;
- KJV And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites:
- BSB the Asrielite clan from Asriel, the Shechemite clan from Shechem,
- NKJV of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;
- NASB and of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;
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Quick answer
More of Gilead's family lines are named: the Asrielites and Shechemites.
Overview
The continuing list of Manasseh's clans names Asriel and Shechem as heads of families. These names recur in Joshua's later land distribution (Joshua 17), showing the census served as the foundation for fairly dividing the inheritance among the tribe's households.
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