(wild goat). (Ezra 2:56)
Jaalam
(whom God hides), a son of Esau, (Genesis 36:5,14,18) comp. 1Chr 1:35 And a head of a tribe
of Edom. (B.C. 1790.).
Jaanai
(whom Jehovah answers), a chief man in the tribe of Gad. (1 Chronicles 5:12)
Jaareoregim
(forests of the weavers), (2 Samuel 21:19) a Bethlehemite, and the father of Elhanan who slew
Goliath. In the parallel passage, (1 Chronicles 20:5) Jair is found instead of Jaare, and Oregim is
omitted. (B.C. 1063.)
Jaasau
(whom Jehovah made), one of the Bene-Bani who had married a foreign wife. (Ezra 10:37)
(B.C. 459.)
Jaasiel
(whom God comforts), son of the great Abner. (1 Chronicles 27:21) (B.C. 1046-1014.)
Jaazaniah
(whom Jehovah hears).
•One of the captains of the forces who accompanied Hohanan ben-Kareah to pay his respects to
Gedaliah at Mizpah, (2 Kings 25:23) and who appears afterwards to have assisted in recovering
Ishmael’s prey from his clutches. Comp. (Jeremiah 41:11; 43:4,5) (B.C. 587.)
•Son of Shaphan. (Ezekiel 8:11) It is possible that he is identical with
•Son of Azur; one of the princes of the people against whom Ezekiel was directed to prophesy.
(Ezekiel 11:1) (B.C. 593.)
•A Rechabite, son of Jeremiah. (Jeremiah 35:3) (B.C. 606.)
Jaazer, Or Jazer
(Jehovah helps), a town on the east of Jordan, in or near to Gilead. (Numbers 32:1,3; 1 Chronicles
26:31) We first hear of it in possession of the Amorites, and as taken by Israel after Heshbon, and
on their way from thence to Bashan. (Numbers 21:32) It seems to have given its name to a district
of dependent or “daughter” towns, (Numbers 21:32) Authorized Version “villages,” 1 Macc. 5:8,
the “land of Jazer.” (Numbers 32:1)
Jaaziah
(whom Jehovah comforts), apparently a third son, or a descendant, or Merari the Levite. ( 1
Chronicles 24:26,27) (B.C. before 1014).
Jaaziel
(whom Jehovah comforts), one of the Levites appointed by David to perform the musical service
before the ark. (1 Chronicles 15:18) (B.C. 1014).
Jabal
(stream), the son of Lamech and Adah, (Genesis 4:20) and brother of Jubal. He is described as
the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle.
Jabbok
(emptying), a stream which intersects the mountain range of Gilead, comp. (Joshua 12:2,5) and
falls into the Jordan on the east about midway between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. It was
anciently the border of the children of Ammon. (Numbers 21:24; 2:37; 3:16) It was on the south
bank of the Jabbok that the interview took place between Jacob and Esau, (Genesis 32:22) and this
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