<strong>NEMUEL</strong> (nĕm'ū-ĕl, Heb. <em>nemû’ēl</em>)<br /><br />

A Reubenite, brother of Dathan and Abiram who led the insurrection against Moses and Aaron (<bibleref ref="Num.26.9">Num.26.9</bibleref>).A son of Simeon (<bibleref ref="Num.26.12">Num.26.12</bibleref>; <bibleref ref="1Chr.4.24">1Chr.4.24</bibleref>); also <bibleref ref="Gen.46.10">Gen.46.10</bibleref>, where the variant “Jemuel” is used.<br /><br />

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<strong>NEMUEL</strong> <strong>nĕm’ yoo əl</strong> (<span class="hebrew">נְמוּאֵ֣ל</span>). 1. A son of Simeon; head of the Nemuelites (<bibleref ref="Num.26.12">Num 26:12</bibleref>; <bibleref ref="1Chr.4.24">1 Chron 4:24</bibleref>); called Jemuel in <bibleref ref="Gen.46.10">Genesis 46:10</bibleref>; <bibleref ref="Exod.6.15">Exodus 6:15</bibleref>.<br /><br />

2. A Reubenite (<bibleref ref="Num.26.9">Num 26:9</bibleref>). He was the brother of Dathan and Abiram.

<h2>International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)</h2>

nem’-u-el, ne-mu’-el (nemu’el):ould not show their families nor their stock" (1 Esdras 5:37) equals "Nekoda" of <bibleref ref="Ezra.2.60">Ezr 2:60</bibleref>; <bibleref ref="Neh.7.62">Ne 7:62</bibleref>.<br /><br />

(1) A Reubenite, brother of Dathan and Abiram (<bibleref ref="Num.26.9">Nu 26:9</bibleref>).

(2) A son of Simeon (<bibleref ref="Num.26.12">Nu 26:12</bibleref>; <bibleref ref="1Chr.4.24">1Ch 4:24</bibleref>). The name occurs also in the form "Jemuel" (<bibleref ref="Gen.46.10">Ge 46:10</bibleref>; <bibleref ref="Exod.6.15">Ex 6:15</bibleref>). According to Gray (Studies in Hebrew <span class="auto-link">[[Proper Names]]</span>), either form is etymologically obscure; but Nemuel is probably correct, for it is easier to account for its corruption into Jemuel than vice versa. The patronymic Nemuelites occurs once (<bibleref ref="Num.26.12">Nu 26:12</bibleref>).<br /><br />