Bible Person

Kemuel

Meaning: God hath raised up · Male · 1 cross reference

This Kemuel entry refers to the son of Shiphtan chosen for Ephraim in Numbers 34:24, not to Nahor's son or the Levite in 1 Chronicles. He belongs to the ordered process by which the land is apportioned among Israel's tribes. First appears in Num 34:24.1

AI summary: This Kemuel matters because his single cross reference places him among the tribal representatives chosen to divide the land. The entry helps show that Israel's settlement was not improvised but carried out through named and accountable leaders. Taken together, the material presents this Kemuel as Ephraim's representative in the apportioning of the land.1

Central Figure

Kemuel

Meaning: God hath raised up

Son of Shiphtan, appointed on behalf of the tribe of Ephraim to partition the land of Canaan (Num.