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# clan, clans #
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## Definition: ##
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The term "clan" refers to a group of extended family members who come from a common ancestor.
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* In the Old Testament, the Israelites were counted according to their clans, or family groups.
* Clans were normally named after their most well-known ancestor.
* Individual people were sometimes referred to by the name of their clan. An example of this is when Moses' father-in-law Jethro is sometimes called by his clan name, Reuel.
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* Clan could be translated as "family group" or "extended family" or "relatives."
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(See also: [family ](../other/family.md ), [Jethro ](../other/jethro.md ), [tribe ](../other/tribe.md ))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [1 Chronicles 06:33-35 ](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/06/33 )
* [Genesis 10:2-5 ](rc://en/tn/help/gen/10/02 )
* [Genesis 36:15-16 ](rc://en/tn/help/gen/36/15 )
* [Genesis 36:29-30 ](rc://en/tn/help/gen/36/29 )
* [Genesis 36:40-43 ](rc://en/tn/help/gen/36/40 )
* [Joshua 15:20 ](rc://en/tn/help/jos/15/20 )
* [Numbers 03:38-39 ](rc://en/tn/help/num/03/38 )
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## Word Data:##
* Strong's: H1, H441, H1004, H4940