Jamin

JAMIN ja'-min (yamin, "right hand"):

(1) In Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15; Numbers 26:12; 1 Chronicles 4:24, a "son" (clan) of Simeon.

(2) In 1 Chronicles 2:27, a Judahite, "son" of Ram and grandson of Jerahmeel.

(3) In Nehemiah 8:7, a Levite (?), one of those who "caused the people to understand" the Torah when Ezra enforced it = "Iadinus" in 1 Esdras 9:48.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JAMIN'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.