Person Old Testament
Carmi
Also known as Carmi =ESV, KJV; Karmi =NIV, Carmite =ESV, KJV; Karmite =NIV
Carmi, the son of Reuben, was the father of the Carmite clan. Mentioned in 4 verses across 4 books, first at Genesis 46:9.
Why it matters. Son of Reuben; father of the Carmites
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Carmi
Carmi was the son of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel (or 'Jacob') (Gen.46.9; Exo.6.14; 1Ch.5.3). He was the progenitor of the Carmite clan within the tribe of Reuben (Num.26.6). The Carmites were one of the families descended from Reuben, as recorded in the census taken in the wilderness of Sinai and the plains of Moab. Carmi's inclusion in the genealogies of Reuben highlights the importance of family lineage and the organization of the Israelite tribes according to their ancestral heritage.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Reuben
Appears in Scripture
Named in 4 verses across 4 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.