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Bene-jaakan

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(sons of Jaakan). A desert tribe (Num. 33:31-32³¹And they departed from Moseroth, and pitched in Bene-jaakan. ³²And they removed from Bene-jaakan, and encamped at Hor-hagidgad. (Numbers 33:31‑32)). [BEEROTH.] Akan (Gen. 36:27²⁷The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan. (Genesis 36:27)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

A tribe that gave its name to several wells, near to which was one of the halting places of the Israelites (Num. 33:31-32³¹And they departed from Moseroth, and pitched in Bene-jaakan. ³²And they removed from Bene-jaakan, and encamped at Hor-hagidgad. (Numbers 33:31‑32)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1142 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Bney

Phonic:

Ya`aqan

Meaning:

from the plural of 1121 and 3292; sons of Yaakan; Bene-Jaakan, a place in the Desert

KJV Usage:

Bene-jaakan

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

sons of one who will oppress them

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Sons, whom the chain surrounds; sons of necessity:―name of a tribe and a place in the desert, Num. 33:31. {Filii quos torquis cingit}