Person Old Testament
Malchiel
Also known as Malchiel =ESV, KJV; Malkiel =NIV, Malchielite =ESV, KJV; Malkielite =NIV
Malchiel, son of Beriah and grandson of Asher, was the ancestor of the Malchielites. Mentioned in 3 verses across 3 books, first at Genesis 46:17.
Why it matters. Son of Beriah, grandson of Asher.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Malchiel
Malchiel was a son of Beriah and a grandson of Asher, one of the twelve sons of Israel (or 'Jacob'). He is mentioned in the genealogies of the tribe of Asher. Malchiel's descendants were known as the Malchielites and were counted in the census of the Israelites during the time of Moses. They formed one of the clans within the tribe of Asher (Gen.46.17; Num.26.45; 1Ch.7.31).
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.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 3 verses across 3 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.