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JEARIM, MOUNT

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Mount Jearim was a mountain beside which the boundary of Judah passed. It is identified with Chesalon.

Jeaterai

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jeaterai was a Gershonite Levite and son of Zerah. He is listed in the genealogical records of the Levites.

Jeberechiah

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jeberechiah was the father of Zechariah, who served as a witness when Isaiah gave a prophetic sign concerning Syria and Ephraim during the reign of Ahaz.

Jebus

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Jebus was a name associated with Jerusalem, the stronghold of the Jebusites on Mount Zion. David captured it and made it the city of David.

Jebusi

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Jebusi was another name for the city of Jebus, identified in Scripture with Jerusalem. The term reflects the city’s former association with the Jebusites.

Jebusites

People & Groups • Old Testament
The Jebusites were a Canaanite people who occupied Jebus, later called Jerusalem. They were among the nations Israel was commanded to dispossess, and their stronghold was finally captured by David.

Jecamiah

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jecamiah was a descendant in the royal or genealogical line associated with Judah. The name is also a form of Jekamiah.

Jecholiah

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jecholiah was the wife of Amaziah, king of Judah, and the mother of Azariah, also called Uzziah. She is mentioned in the account of Uzziah’s accession.

Jecoliah

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jecoliah is another form of Jecholiah. She was the wife of Amaziah, king of Judah, and mother of King Uzziah.

Jeconiah

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jeconiah is another name for Jehoiachin, king of Judah. He was taken captive to Babylon and is also called Coniah in Jeremiah.

Jeconias

People & Groups • Inter-testament
Jeconias is a Greek form of Jeconiah. The name can refer to Jehoiachin, and in an intertestamental listing it is also associated with a person connected with Josiah’s Passover.

Jedaiah

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jedaiah was the name of several Old Testament men, including priests, a Simeonite leader, and a worker who helped repair Jerusalem’s wall. One priestly family bearing the name returned from exile.
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