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# clan
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## Definition
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Clan is another word for family or relatives. It usually 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.
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* Clans were normally named after their most well-known ancestor.
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* 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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