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Jehucal in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(able), son of Shelemiah; one of two persons sent by King Zedekiah to Jeremiah to entreat his prayers and advice. Jer 37:3 (B.C. 589.)...

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Jeiel in Naves Topical Bible

-1. Also called JEHIEL A Reubenite 1Ch 5:7 -2. A Benjamite 1Ch 9:35 -3. One of David's heroes 1Ch 11:44 -4. A Levite and chorister in the tabernacle services 1Ch 15:18,21; 16:5 -5. A Levite, ancestor of Jehaziel, who encouraged Judah against their enemies 2Ch 20:14 -6. A scribe during the reign of Uzziah 2Ch 26:11 -7. A Levite who cle...

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Jephunneh in Naves Topical Bible

-1. Father of Caleb Nu 13:6 -2. An Asherite 1Ch 7:38...

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Jehoash in Hitchcock's Bible Names

fire of the Lord...

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Jehoiachin in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(whom Jehovah has appointed), son of Jehoiakim, and for three months and ten days king of Judah. (B.C. 597.) At his accession Jerusalem was quite defenseless, and unable to offer any resistance to the army which Nebuchadnezzar sent to besiege it. 2Ki 24:10,11 In a very short time Jehoiachin surrendered at discretion; and he, and the queen-moth...

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Jehoiakim in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

je-hoi'-a-kim (yehoyaqim, "Yahweh will establish"; Ioakeim): The name given him by Pharaoh-necoh, who raised him to the throne as vassal king in place of his brother Jehoahaz, is changed from Eliakim (`elyaqim, "God will establish"). The change compounds the name, after the royal Judean custom, with that of Yahweh; it may also imply that Necoh...

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Jehoiarib in Easton's Bible Dictionary

Jehovah defends, a priest at Jerusalem, head of one of the sacerdotal courses (1 Chr. 9:10; 24:7). His "course" went up from Babylon after the Exile (Ezra 2:36-39; Neh. 7:39- 42)....

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Jehonathan in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

je-hon'-a-than (yehonathan, "Yahweh has given"): The name is the same as Jonathan: the Hebrew has the two forms for the same person sometimes; sometimes only one is found. See JONATHAN. The form "Jehonathan" occurs as follows in English Versions of the Bible: (1) A Levite who took part in teaching the Torah in the cities of Judah under Jehosha...

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Jehoram in Easton's Bible Dictionary

Jehovah-exalted. (1.) Son of Toi, king of Hamath, sent by his father to congratulate David on the occasion of his victory over Hadadezer (2 Sam. 8:10). (2.) A Levite of the family of Gershom (1 Chr. 26:25). (3.) A priest sent by Jehoshaphat to instructruct the people in Judah (2 Chr. 17:8). (4.) The son of Ahab and Jezebel, and successor ...

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Jehohanan in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

je-ho-ha'-nan (yehochanan, "Yahweh is (or has been) gracious"): (1) A Korahite doorkeeper in David's reign, "son" of Meshelemiah (1 Ch 26:3). Septuagint, Luc, has "Jehonathan." (2) One of the five captains over King Jehoshaphat's army (2 Ch 17:15), probably father of Ishmael, "son of Jehohanan" (2 Ch 23:1). (3) Ezr 10:6 (the King James Version ...

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