Jaazaniah
Jaazaniah, also called Jezaniah or Azariah in related passages, was a Judean captain who joined Gedaliah and later went with the remnant of Judah to Egypt. The name is also borne by three other men mentioned in Jeremiah and Ezekiel.
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Jaazer
Jaazer was a city east of the Jordan in Gilead, assigned to Gad and afterward to the Merarite Levites. It was later mentioned in prophetic judgments against Moab.
Jaazer, Or Jazer
Jaazer, or Jazer, was an Amorite town east of the Jordan that Israel captured after defeating Sihon. Its surrounding villages formed the land or district of Jazer, later allotted to Reuben and the Merarite Levites.
Jaaziah
Jaaziah was a descendant or “son” of Merari the Levite. The wording of the genealogical passage is uncertain.
Jaaziel
Jaaziel was a Levite appointed by David to play instruments during the bringing of the ark to Jerusalem.
Jabal
Jabal was a son of Lamech and Adah and brother of Jubal. He is described as the father of those who live in tents and keep herds, representing an early pastoral way of life.
Jabbok
The Jabbok was a major stream east of the Jordan, now called the Nahr ez-Zerqa. Jacob crossed it and wrestled there, and it later marked boundaries involving the Amorites, Ammonites, Reuben, and Gilead.
Jabesh
Jabesh is a shortened form of Jabesh-gilead, the town east of the Jordan. The name is also borne by the father of Shallum, king of Israel.
Jabesh-Gilead
Jabesh-gilead was a town east of the Jordan. Saul rescued it from the Ammonites, and its inhabitants later honored Saul by recovering and burying his remains after his death.
Jabez
Jabez was a Judahite whose mother named him for the sorrow associated with his birth. He prayed that God would bless and protect him, and God granted his request; Jabez was also the name of a place inhabited by scribes.
Jabin
Jabin was the royal name of two kings of Hazor. Joshua defeated the first, while the second oppressed Israel until Deborah and Barak led Israel to victory.
Jabneel
Jabneel was the name of two towns: one on Judah’s northern boundary, later called Jamnia, and another on the border of Naphtali.
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