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Shillem; Shillemites

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(retribution). Son of Naphtali and founder of Shillemites (Gen. 46:24²⁴And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. (Genesis 46:24); Num. 26:49⁴⁹Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. (Numbers 26:49)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

One of the sons of Naphtali and his descendants (Gen. 46:24²⁴And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. (Genesis 46:24); Num. 26:49⁴⁹Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. (Numbers 26:49)): he is called SHALLUM in 1 Chronicles 7:13¹³The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah. (1 Chronicles 7:13).

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

recompense