jo-iarib Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
jo-iarib in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(whom Jehovah defends.) 1. A layman who returned form Babylon with Ezra. #Ezr 8:16| (B.C. 459.) 2. The founder of one of the courses of priests, elsewhere called in full JEHOIARIB. #Ne 12:6,19| 3. A Shilonite --i.e. probably a descendant of Shelah the son of Judah. #Ne 11:5| (B.C. before 536.)