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Joiakim in Easton's Bible Dictionary

(whom Jehovah has set up) = Jehoiakim, a high priest, the son and successor of Jeshua (Neh. 12:10, 12, 26)....

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Jokim in Easton's Bible Dictionary

whom Jehovah has set up, one of the descendants of Shelah (1 Chr. 4:22)....

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Joktan in Naves Topical Bible

-Son of Eber Ge 10:25,26,29; 1Ch 1:19,20,23...

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John the Baptist in Easton's Bible Dictionary

the "forerunner of our Lord." We have but fragmentary and imperfect accounts of him in the Gospels. He was of priestly descent. His father, Zacharias, was a priest of the course of Abia (1 Chr. 24:10), and his mother, Elisabeth, was of the daughters of Aaron (Luke 1:5). The mission of John was the subject of prophecy (Matt. 3:3; Isa. 40:3;...

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Joiarib in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

joi'-a-rib (yoyaribh, "Yahweh pleads" or "contends"; compare JEHOIARIB): (1) A "teacher" of Ezra's time (Ezr 8:16). (2) A Judahite (Neh 11:5). (3) In Neh 11:10; 12:6,19 = JEHOIARIB (which see)....

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Jokim in Hitchcock's Bible Names

that made the sun stand still...

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Joktan in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(small), son of Eber, Ge 10:25; 1Ch 1:19 and the father of the Joktanite Arabs. Ge 10:30 (B.C. about 2200.)...

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Joiada in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

joi'-a-da (yoyadha`, "Yahweh knows"; compare JEHOIADA): (1) A repairer of the Jerusalem walls (Neh 3:6); the King James Version "Jehoiada." (2) Son of Eliashib the high priest (Neh 12:10,11,22; 13:28)....

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Jonah in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

jo'-na (yonah, "dove"; 'Ionas): (1) According to 2 Ki 14:25, Jonah, the son of Amittai, of Gath-hepher, a prophet and servant of Yahweh, predicted the restoration of the land of Israel to its ancient boundaries through the efforts of Jeroboam II. The prophet lived and labored either in the early part of the reign of Jeroboam (790-750 BC), or d...

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