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Jadau

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jadau was one of the descendants of Nebo who had married a foreign wife and separated from her after the return from exile.

Jaddua

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jaddua was one of the leaders who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. The name was also borne by the last high priest mentioned in the Old Testament.

Jadon

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jadon was a Meronothite who helped rebuild the wall of Jerusalem under Nehemiah.

Jael

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jael was the wife of Heber the Kenite. During Israel’s conflict with Jabin, she killed Sisera, the fleeing commander, by driving a tent peg through his head while he slept.

Jagur

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Jagur was a town on the southern border of Judah near Edom. Its exact site is uncertain.

Jah

God • Old Testament
Jah is an abbreviated form of Jehovah, used especially in Hebrew poetry as a name for the Lord.

Jahath

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jahath was the name of several men from Judah and Levi. Among them were Levites from the Gershonite, Kohathite, and Merarite families, including an overseer of temple repairs under Josiah.

Jahaz

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Jahaz was a town east of the Jordan where Israel defeated Sihon, king of the Amorites. It was allotted to Reuben and the Merarite Levites and later became associated with Moab.

Jahaz, Also Jahaza, Jahazah And Juhzah

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Jahaz, Jahaza, Jahazah, and Juhzah are variant forms of the same town east of the Jordan. At Jahaz Israel defeated Sihon, and the town was later allotted to Reuben and the Merarite Levites.

Jahaza

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Jahaza is a variant name for Jahaz, the town where Israel defeated Sihon king of the Amorites.

Jahazah

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Jahazah is a variant name for Jahaz, a town east of the Jordan that was allotted to Reuben and later mentioned in prophecy against Moab.

JAHAZIAH

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jahaziah is the King James form of Jahzeiah, a name occurring in the postexilic records. The entry is chiefly a variant spelling.
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