Bible Dictionary
Jaala
Jaala was a Nethinim whose descendants returned from the Babylonian captivity with Zerubbabel. The name is also written Ja-alah.
Definition
Jaala, meaning “wild she-goat,” was a Nethinim whose descendants returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. The name also appears as Ja-alah.
Biblical Usage
The descendants of Jaala are included among the returned families recorded after the Captivity.
Historical Background
Jaala belonged to the Nethinim, also described in the supplied material as descendants of Solomon’s slaves. The return occurred before 536 B.C.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A wild she-goat, one of the Nethinim, whose descendants returned from the Captivity (Neh. 7:58).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(wild she-goat). Bene-Jaala were among the descendants of “Solomon’s slaves” who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Nehemiah 7:58) (B.C. before 536.) The name also occurs as Ja-alah.