Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(perhaps a contraction of Johnana, gift or grace of God), son of Eliakim, in the genealogy of Christ.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
JO'NAN (whom Jehovah bestows), son of Eliakim, in the genealogy of Christ. Luke 3:30.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
a dove; multiplying of the people
Schaff's Bible Dictionary
JO'NAN (whom Jehovah bestows), son of Eliakim, in the genealogy of Christ. Luke 3:30. JO'NAS. The Greek form of Jonah. Matt 12:39-41; Lev 16:4; Luke 11:30-32. The father of Peter and Andrew, John 21:15-17; called also Jonah, John 1:42.
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