# clan, clans #

## Definition: ##

The term "clan" refers to a group of extended family members who come from a common ancestor.

* 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.
* Clan could be translated as "family group" or "extended family" or "relatives."

(See also: [family](../other/family.md), [Jethro](../names/jethro.md), [tribe](../other/tribe.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [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)

## Word Data:##

* Strong's: H1, H441, H1004, H4940