Malchiel

Malchiel is a grandson of Asher, and he is named only in family records. Genesis 46 lists him among the sons of Beriah as the family goes down to Egypt, Numbers 26 counts “the family of the Malchielites” among the tribe, and 1 Chronicles 7 calls him the father of Birzavith. The record offers no story, only a line of names, but the line shows how a family became a clan and how Israel kept track of each one. Read Numbers 26 to see these clans counted before the people entered the land.

3 verses

Genesis

Genesis 46:17

And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.

Numbers

Numbers 26:45

Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 7:31

And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith.

Based on Nave's Topical Bible by Orville J. Nave (1896). Public domain. KJV scripture text, public domain.