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Jeremias

People & Groups • Both
Jeremias is the Greek form of Jeremiah. It may refer to the prophet Jeremiah or, in an intertestamental list, to a man who had married a foreign wife.

Jeremoth

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jeremoth was the name of several Israelites, including Benjamites, Levites, a Naphtalite leader under David, and men who had married foreign wives after the exile.

Jeremy

People & Groups • New Testament
Jeremy is an English form of Jeremiah. In the New Testament it is used in quotations or references associated with the prophet Jeremiah.

Jeriah

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jeriah was a Kohathite Levite and head of the Hebronite family during David’s organization of the temple service. He is also called Jerijah.

Jeribai

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jeribai was one of David’s mighty men. He is listed among the warriors in the genealogical records of Judah.

Jericho

Places & Geography • Both
Jericho was an ancient fortified city in the Jordan valley, near the crossing used by Israel under Joshua. Its walls fell when God gave the city into Israel’s hand; in New Testament times it was visited by Jesus, who healed the blind and brought salvation to Zacchaeus.

Jeriel

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jeriel was a chief of the tribe of Issachar and one of the heads of the family of Tola. He appears in the genealogical records of Israel.

Jerijah

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jerijah was a Kohathite Levite and head of a Levitical family. The name is another form of Jeriah.

Jerimoth

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jerimoth was the name of several biblical men, including Benjamites, Levites, a musician, a tribal ruler, and a son of David.

Jerioth

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jerioth is associated with Caleb’s family in the genealogy of Judah; the text and its precise relationship to Azubah are uncertain.

Jeroboam

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jeroboam was the name of two kings of Israel. Jeroboam I led the ten northern tribes after the kingdom divided and established worship centers at Bethel and Dan; Jeroboam II greatly expanded Israel but continued the nation’s sinful religious policy.

Jeroham

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jeroham was the name of several biblical men, including the father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel, Benjamites, a priestly ancestor, and fathers of tribal leaders.
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