jether Summary and Overview

surplus; excellence. (1.) Father-in-law of Moses (Ex. 4:18 marg.), called elsewhere Jethro (q.v.). (2.) The oldest of Gideon's seventy sons (Judg. 8:20). (3.) The father of Amasa, David's general (1 Kings 2:5, 32); called Ithra (2 Sam. 17:25). (4.) 1 Chr. 7:38. (5.) 1 Chr. 2:32; one of Judah's posterity. (6.) 1 Chr. 4:17.

(his excellence). 1. Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses. #Ex 4:18| (B.C. 1530.) 2. The first-born of Gideon's seventy sons. #Jud 8:20| (B.C. 1256.) 3. The father of Amasa, captain-general of Absalom's army. (B.C. 1023.) Jether is another form of ITHRA. #2Sa 17:25| He is described in #1Ch 2:17| as an Ishmaelite, which again is more likely to be correct than the "Israelite" of the Hebrew in #2Sa 17:1| ... 4. The son of Jada, a descendant of Hezron, of the tribe of Judah. #1Ch 2:32| 5. The son of Ezra. #1Ch 2:32| 6. The chief of a family of warriors of the line of Asher, and father of Jephunneh. #1Ch 7:38| He is probably the same as ITHRAN in the preceding verse.

JE'THER (excellence). 1. In margin of Ex 4:18. See Jethro. 2. The eldest of Gideon's 70 sons. Jud 8:20. 3. The husband of Abigail, David's sister, and father of Amasa, captain of Absalom's host, 2 Sam 17:25; called "Ithra, an Israelite," in that verse, but in 1 Chr 2:17, more correctly, "Jether the Ishmaelite." 4. A member of the tribe of Judah. 1 Chr 2:32. 5. Another member. 1 Chr 4:17. 6. One of the sons of Asher. 1 Chr 7:38; probably identical with the Ithran of 1 Chr 7:37.

1. Gideon's oldest son. Afraid as a youth to slay Zebah and Zalmunna at his father's bidding. Slain by Abimelech (Judges 8:20; 9:5). 2. Same as see ITHRA and see ABIGAIL . 1 Chronicles 4:17. Quaest. Hebrew in Paralipomena makes Ezra Amram, J. Aaron. 3. Ithran (1 Chronicles 7:38).