Bible Dictionary
Jeshebeab
Jeshebeab was a Levite associated with the fourteenth priestly course. The meaning and textual form of the name are uncertain.
Definition
Jeshebeab was a Levite associated with the fourteenth priestly course. His name means “father’s seat,” though its precise meaning is uncertain.
Biblical Usage
Jeshebeab appears in the list organizing the priestly courses.
Historical Background
Some textual witnesses read the name differently, including a form associated with Ishbaal, while others omit it. The variation may relate to the presence of the element baal in the name.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Seat of his father, the head of the fourteenth division of priests (1 Chr. 24:13).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(father’s seat), head of the fourteenth course of priests. (1 Chronicles 24:13) [Jehoiarib]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>je-sheb'-e-ab (yeshebh'abh, meaning uncertain): A Levite of the 14th course (1Ch 24:13). Kittel and Gray (HPN, 24) read with Septuagint, A, "Ishbaal"; the name is omitted in Septuagint (Codex Vaticanus) and the change in Massoretic Text as well as the omission in Septuagint may be due to the word ba`al forming part of the name. Compare JERUBBESHETH.</p>