People of the Bible · Tribe of Reuben

Nemuel, son of Eliab

The name Nemuel means “the sleeping of God.” Nemuel is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in Numbers 26:9.

Family of Nemuel

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Who was Nemuel?

Day of God. (1.) One of Simeon’s five sons (1 Chr. 4:24), called also Jemuel (Gen. 46:10). (2.) A Reubenite, a son of Eliab, and brother of Dathan and Abiram (Num. 26:9).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Nemuel

  • Numbers 26:9

    And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the Lord: