Bible Names H-M

Jehoiarib in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(whom Jehovah defends), head of the first of the twenty-four courses of priests. 1Ch 24:7...

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Jehoram in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(whom Jehovah has exalted). 1. Son of Ahab king of Israel, who succeeded his brother Ahaziah B.C. 896, and died B.C. 884. The alliance between the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, commenced by his father and Jehoshaphat, was very close throughout his reign. We first find him associated with Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom in a war against the M...

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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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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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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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