Jephthae,
JEPH'THAE, the Greek form of Jephthah. Heb 11:32.
Jephthah
Whom God sets free, or the breaker through, a “mighty man of valour” who delivered Israel from the oppression of the Ammonites (Judg. 11:1-33), and judged Israel six years (12:7). He has been describ…
Jephthah’s Vow
(Judg. 11:30, 31). After a crushing defeat of the Ammonites, Jephthah returned to his own house, and the first to welcome him was his own daughter. This was a terrible blow to the victor, and in his …
Jephunneh
Nimble, or a beholder. (1.) The father of Caleb, who was Joshua’s companion in exploring Canaan (Num. 13:6), a Kenezite (Josh. 14:14). (2.) One of the descendants of Asher (1 Chr. 7:38).
Jerah
(the moon), the fourth in order of the sons of Joktan, (Genesis 10:26; 1 Chronicles 1:20) and the progenitor of a tribe of southern Arabia.
Jerahmeel
Loving God. (1.) The son of Hezron, the brother of Caleb (1 Chr. 2:9, 25, 26, etc.). (2.) The son of Kish, a Levite (1 Chr. 24:29). (3.) Son of Hammelech (Jer. 36:26).
Jerahmeelites
(descendants of Jerahmeel), The, the tribe descended from the first of the foregoing persons. (1 Samuel 27:10) They dwelt in the south of Judah.
Jerebai
fighting; chiding; multiplying
Jered
(descent).
Jeremai
(dwelling in heights), a layman, one of the Bene-Hashum, who was compelled by Ezra to put away his foreign wife. (Ezra 10:33) (B.C. 459.)
Jeremiah
Raised up or appointed by Jehovah. (1.) A Gadite who joined David in the wilderness (1 Chr. 12:10). (2.) A Gadite warrior (1 Chr. 12:13). (3.) A Benjamite slinger who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 1…
Jeremiah, Book Of
Consists of twenty-three separate and independent sections, arranged in five books. I. The introduction, ch. 1. II. Reproofs of the sins of the Jews, consisting of seven sections, (1.) ch. 2; (2.) ch…
Jeremias
the Greek form of the name of Jeremiah the prophet. (Matthew 16:14)
Jeremie
JER'EMIE, THE EPISTLE OF, is the title of a pretended letter from the prophet Jeremiah appended to the Apocryphal book of Baruch. It purports to be a warning from him to the captives in Babylon again…
Jeremie, The Epistle Of
JER'EMIE, THE EPISTLE OF, is the title of a pretended letter from the prophet Jeremiah appended to the Apocryphal book of Baruch. It purports to be a warning from him to the captives in Babylon again…
Jeremoth
(heights).
Jeremy
the prophet Jeremiah. (Matthew 2:17; 27:9)
Jeriah
a Kohathite Levite, chief of the great house of Hebron when David organized the service. (1 Chronicles 23:19; 24:23) B.C. 1014. The same man is mentioned again as Jerijah. (1 Chronicles 26:31)
Jeribai
(whom Jehovah defends), one of the Bene-Elnaan, named among the heroes of David’s guard. (1 Chronicles 11:46)
Jericho,
JER'ICHO, an ancient and celebrated city in O.T. and N.T. history. The name is now generally thought to signify "fragrance," but an older explanation connects it with the moon, which may have been ea…
Jeriel
(people of God), a man of Issachar, one of the six heads of the house of Tola. (1 Chronicles 7:2)
Jerijah
(people of Jehovah). [See Jeriah]
Jerimoth
Heights. (1.) One of the sons of Bela (1 Chr. 7:7). (2.) 1 Chr. 24:30, a Merarite Levite. (3.) A Benjamite slinger who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:5). (4.) A Levitical musician under Heman his …
Jerioth
(curtains), one of the elder Caleb’s wives. (1 Chronicles 2:18)
Jeroboam
Increase of the people. (1.) The son of Nebat (1 Kings 11:26-39), “an Ephrathite,” the first king of the ten tribes, over whom he reigned twenty-two years (B.C. 976-945). He was the son of a widow of…
Jeroham
Cherished; who finds mercy. (1.) Father of Elkanah, and grandfather of the prophet Samuel (1 Sam. 1:1). (2.) The father of Azareel, the “captain” of the tribe of Dan (1 Chr. 27:22). (3.) 1 Chr. 12:7;…
Jerub-baal
JERUB'-BAAL (with whom Baal contends), Jud 6:32, and JERUB'BESHETH (with whom the idol contends). 2 Sam 11:21. See Gideon.
Jerubbaal
Contender with Baal; or, let Baal plead, a surname of Gideon; a name given to him because he destroyed the altar of Baal (Judg. 6:32; 7:1; 8:29; 1 Sam. 12:11).
Jerubbaal, Or Jerubbaal
(contender with Baal), the surname of Gideon, which he acquired in consequence of destroying the altar of Baal, when his father defended him from the vengeance of the Abiezrites. (Judges 6:32)
Jerubbesheth
Contender with the shame; i.e., idol, a surname also of Gideon (2 Sam. 11:21).