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of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
Numbers 26:49 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
  • BSB the Jezerite clan from Jezer, and the Shillemite clan from Shillem.
  • NKJV of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
  • NASB of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
  • NLT The Jezerite clan, named after their ancestor Jezer. The Shillemite clan, named after their ancestor Shillem.

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Quick answer

Naphtali's lines continue through Jezer and Shillem.

Overview

The remaining Naphtalite clans, the Jezerites and Shillemites, complete the tribe's listing. This thorough record undergirded the fair allotment of land, demonstrating again the careful order with which God provided for each tribe of Israel.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 1

  • 1 Chr 7:13The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, Shallum, and the sons of Bilhah.

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Christ at the center

In the wilderness Christ is the water from the rock, the bronze serpent lifted up that the dying might look and live (John 3:14), and the star and scepter that Balaam saw rising out of Jacob.

How Numbers 26:49 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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