Bible Person
Meaning: godly; merciful · Male · 3 cross references
Hamul is a son of Perez and part of the Judahite line descending into Egypt and later expanding into clan identity. He belongs to the family network through which the tribe of Judah is internally structured. First appears in Gen 46:12.1
AI summary: Hamul matters because the cross references preserve him within the Perez line that becomes central to Judah's tribal development. Though not a narrative actor, his name helps map the internal growth of a line that later matters greatly for royal and messianic ancestry. Taken together, the material presents Hamul as a Judahite ancestor whose branch contributes to the structure of Perez's line.1
Central Figure
Hamul
Meaning: godly; merciful
Spared, one of the sons of Pharez, son of Judah (1 Chr.
Spared, one of the sons of Pharez, son of Judah (1 Chr. 2:5). His descendants are called Hamulites (Num. 26:21). 3
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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.