Bible Person
Meaning: he that strengthens and makes steadfast · Male · 4 cross references
Jachin is one of Simeon's sons and an ancestral branch within the tribe, also known by a related name in Chronicles. He belongs to the foundational genealogy of Simeon preserved across the Pentateuch and later tribal memory. First appears in Gen 46:10.1
AI summary: Jachin matters because the cross references preserve one of the core family branches within Simeon. Though he is not tied to a narrative event, his repeated inclusion across Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, and Chronicles helps stabilize the tribe's remembered internal structure. These names carry the weight of continuity. Taken together, the material presents Jachin as a Simeonite ancestor whose branch contributes to tribal identity.1
Central Figure
Jachin
Meaning: he that strengthens and makes steadfast
The fourth son of Simeon (Gen.
The fourth son of Simeon (Gen. 46:10), called also Jarib (1 Chr. 4:24). 3
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
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.