Jehoiarib
Jehoiarib was a priest and head of the first of the twenty-four priestly courses. A family bearing this name returned from Babylon and served in Jerusalem after the exile.
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Jehonadab
Jehonadab was the name of two men: a shrewd relative of David who advised Amnon, and the son of Rechab who joined Jehu and became regarded as the founder of the Rechabites’ disciplined way of life.
Jehonathan
Jehonathan was the name of several officials, including a Levite who taught the law under Jehoshaphat, a priestly family head, and a steward of David’s storehouses. It is a form of Jonathan.
Jehoram
Jehoram was the name of a king of Israel, a king of Judah, and several other men. The two kings were associated with the houses of Ahab and Jehoshaphat and were marked by conflicts, idolatry, and divine judgment.
Jehoshabeath
Jehoshabeath is another name for Jehosheba, daughter of King Jehoram and wife of the priest Jehoiada. She hid the infant Jehoash and preserved him from Athaliah’s slaughter.
Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat was the name of several officials and of a king of Judah. The king sought the Lord, taught the people God’s law, and experienced deliverance when Judah faced a great invading coalition.
Jehoshaphat, Valley of
The Valley of Jehoshaphat is named in Joel as the scene where God gathers and judges the nations. Later tradition identified it with the Kidron Valley between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives, though that identification is uncertain.
Jehosheba
Jehosheba was the daughter of King Jehoram and wife of the priest Jehoiada. She rescued and concealed the infant Jehoash when Athaliah sought to destroy the royal family.
Jehoshua
Jehoshua is a form of the name Joshua, meaning that Jehovah is salvation or deliverance. It appears in certain Old Testament textual forms and genealogical references.
Jehoshuah
Jehoshuah was a man listed in the genealogy of Ephraim. The name is a variant form related to Joshua or Jehoshua.
Jehovah
Jehovah is the distinctive covenant name by which God revealed Himself to Israel. It is associated with the eternal, self-existent, unchanging God who makes covenant with His people and is commonly represented in English Bibles as LORD.
Jehovah-jireh
Jehovah-jireh means “the Lord will provide” or “the Lord sees.” Abraham gave this name to the place where God provided a ram instead of Isaac as a sacrifice.
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