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Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Numbers 26:12). (See JAXIN), 1. Jam'lech (Heb. Yamlek', יָמְלֵךְ, kingly; Sept. Ἀμαλήχ v. r. Ἀμαλήκ, Ι᾿εμολόχ; Vulg. Jealech), a chieftain (נָשַׂיא ) of the tribe of Simeon, apparently one of those whose family increased so greatly that they invaded the valley of Gedor in the time of Hezekiah, and dispossessed the Hamites (1 Chronicles 4:34). B.C. cir. 711.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Jaminite'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​j/jaminite.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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