Bible Dictionary
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JAPHLETI
The Japhletites were a clan bordering the territory of Joseph. They are mentioned only in Joshua 16:3.
Japho
Japho is the Hebrew name for Joppa, the seaport on the Mediterranean coast. It was associated with Dan and later served as a port for shipping materials to Jerusalem.
Jarah
Jarah was a descendant of King Saul, the son of Micah and a descendant of Mephibosheth. The Hebrew text and ancient versions suggest some uncertainty about his name.
Jareb
Jareb is an obscure name in Hosea, associated with the king of Assyria or with a hostile title meaning “one who contends.” Israel’s attempt to seek Assyrian help is presented as futile.
Jared
Jared was the fourth antediluvian patriarch descended from Seth, the father of Enoch and an ancestor of Noah. He is called Jered in one passage in Chronicles.
Jarha
Jarha was an Egyptian servant of Sheshan who married his master’s daughter and became an ancestor of a Jerahmeelite family.
Jarib
Jarib was the name of a Simeonite clan, a leader sent by Ezra to obtain ministers for God’s house, and a priest who had married a foreign wife.
Jarimoth
Jarimoth is the name found in 1 Esdras for Jeremoth, one of the men who had married a foreign wife after the return from exile.
Jarmuth
Jarmuth was the name of a Canaanite city in the plain of Judah and a Levitical city in Issachar. The exact location of the latter is uncertain.
Jaroah
Jaroah was a chief man of the tribe of Gad. The wording of the genealogical passage is uncertain.
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