Bible Person
Meaning: an old fire · Male · 3 cross references
Ashbel is one of Benjamin's sons and a foundational branch in the Benjaminite genealogy. His name helps define the internal structure of the tribe from the earliest family lists onward. First appears in Gen 46:21.1
AI summary: Ashbel matters because the cross references preserve him as one of Benjamin's early household branches across Genesis, Numbers, and Chronicles. Though not tied to a narrative episode, his continued presence in the records contributes to the stability and continuity of Benjamin's tribal memory. Taken together, the material presents Ashbel as a Benjaminite ancestor whose branch helps preserve the tribe's structure.1
Central Figure
Ashbel
Meaning: an old fire
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.