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Jahaziel

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jahaziel was the name of several men, including a Benjamite who joined David, a priest who sounded trumpets before the ark, and a Levite prophet who encouraged Jehoshaphat and Judah to trust God in battle.

Jahdai

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jahdai appears in the genealogy of Caleb as the father of six sons. He was probably a descendant of Caleb, though the genealogical text is uncertain.

Jahdiel

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jahdiel was a chief or head of a Manassite family east of the Jordan.

Jahdo

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jahdo was a Gileadite or Gadite, the son of Buz and father of Jeshishai.

Jahleel

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jahleel was a son or clan of Zebulun and the founder of the Jahleelite family.

JAHLEELITES, THE

People & Groups • Old Testament
The Jahleelites were the descendants of the clan of Jahleel, a son of Zebulun. They are listed among the tribes counted in the wilderness.

Jahmai

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jahmai was a chief or head of a family of Issachar descended from Tola.

Jahnziah

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jahnziah was a son of Tikvah, apparently a priest who took part in the postexilic community’s response concerning foreign marriages.

Jahzah

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

Jahzeel

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jahzeel was the first son or clan of Naphtali and the ancestor of the Jahzeelite family.

JAHZEEL AND JAHZIEL

People & Groups • Old Testament
Jahzeel, also called Jahziel, was a son or clan of Naphtali. The name means “God divides” or “God apportions.”

JAHZEELITES, THE

People & Groups • Old Testament
The Jahzeelites were the descendants of Jahzeel, a clan of Naphtali. They are named in the census of Israel in the wilderness.
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