Jabneh
Jabneh was a town of Judah, identical with Jabneel on Judah’s northern boundary. It was later known as Jamnia.
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JACAN
Jacan was a chief of a family descended from Gad. He is listed among the families east of the Jordan.
Jachin
Jachin was the name of a son or clan of Simeon, the head of the twenty-first priestly course, and a priestly family represented after the exile.
Jachin and Boaz
Jachin and Boaz were the names of the two bronze pillars placed before Solomon’s temple. They did not support the building but served a symbolic purpose, and were later broken up when Jerusalem fell.
Jacinth
Jacinth is a reddish-blue or deep-purple precious stone. In Revelation it appears among the foundations of the New Jerusalem, and the same word describes a dark-purple color elsewhere.
JACKAL
The jackal is a small, nocturnal, doglike animal known for its howling and for inhabiting deserted places. Several Hebrew terms translated “jackal” or “wild creature” are difficult to distinguish precisely.
JACKAL'S WELL
The Jackal’s Well was a spring or well in the Valley of Hinnom near Jerusalem, mentioned when Nehemiah inspected the city walls. Its exact location is uncertain, and the water source may later have disappeared.
Jacob
Jacob was the son of Isaac and Rebekah and twin brother of Esau. God changed his name to Israel, and he became the father of the twelve tribes of Israel and an heir of the covenant promises.
Jacob’s Well
Jacob’s Well was a deep well near Shechem, beside the parcel of ground associated with Jacob. It is remembered in the New Testament as the place where Jesus spoke with the Samaritan woman.
Jacobs Well
Jacob’s Well was a deep spring near Shechem, later called Sychar. Jesus sat there and spoke with a Samaritan woman, teaching about the living water God gives.
Jada
Jada was a descendant of Jerahmeel in the genealogy of Judah, the son of Onam and brother of Shammai.
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