Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, April 28th, 2024
the Fifth Sunday after Easter
Attention!
Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Encyclopedias
Carmi

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Carmel, Mount
Next Entry
Carmi (2)
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

1. A son of Reuben who came to Egypt with Jacob (Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14; 1 Chronicles 5:3). Also the name of a family of which Carmi was the head (Numbers 26:6). 2. A Judahite (1 Chronicles 2:6), son of Zabdi, according to Joshua 7:1, and father of Achan, who is called "Achar" in 1 Chronicles 2:7. The latter name being, perhaps, related etymologically to ('oker), "the troubler." 3. In 1 Chronicles 4:1 Carmi is a misreading for Chelubai (see Benzinger, "Die Bücher der Chronik Erklärt," Tübingen, 1901).

E. G. H.
G. B. L.
Bibliography Information
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Carmi'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​c/carmi.html. 1901.
adsFree icon
Ads FreeProfile