•Head of the second course of priests, as they were divided in the time of David. (1 Chronicles
24:7) (B.C. 1014.) some of them survived to return to Jerusalem after the Babylonish captivity,
as appears from (Ezra 2:36; Nehemiah 7:39)
•A priest in the time of Jeshua the high priest. (Zechariah 6:10,14) (B.C. 536.)
Jediael
(known of God).
•A chief patriarch of the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 7:6,11) It is usually assumed that Jediael
is the same as Ashbel, (Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:38; 1 Chronicles 8:1) but this is not certain.
•Second son of Meshelemiah, a Levite. (1 Chronicles 26:1,2)
•Son of Shimri; one of the heroes of David’s guard. (1 Chronicles 11:45) (B.C. 1046.)
•One of the chiefs of the thousands of Manasseh who joined David on his march to Ziklag. ( 1
Chronicles 12:20) comp. 1Sam 30:9,10 (B.C. 1053.)
Jedidah
(one beloved), queen of Amon and mother of the good king Josiah. (2 Kings 22:1) (B.C. 648.)
Jedidiah
(beloved of Jehovah), Jedid-jah (darling of Jehovah), the name bestowed, through Nathan the
prophet, on David’s son Solomon. (2 Samuel 12:25)
Jeduthun
(praising), a Levite of the family of Merari, is probably the same as Ethan. Comp. (1 Chronicles
15:17,19) with 1Chr 16:41,42; 25:1,3,6; 2Chr 35:15 His office was generally to preside over the
music of the temple service, Jeduthun’s name stands at the head of the 39th, 62d and 77th Psalms,
indicating probably that they were to be sung by his choir. (B.C. 1014.)
Jeezer
(father of help), (Numbers 26:30) the name of a descendant of Manasseh and founder of the
family of the Jeezerites. In parallel lists the name is given as ABI-EZER.
Jegarsahadutha
(heap of testimony), the Aramaean name given by Laban the Syrian to the heap of stones which
he erected as a memorial of the compact between Jacob and himself. (Genesis 31:47) Galeed, a
“witness heap,” which is given as the Hebrew equivalent, does not exactly represent Jegar-sahadutha.
Jehaleleel
(who praises God). Four men of the Bene-Jehaleleel are introduced abruptly into the genealogies
of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:16)
Jehalelel
(who praises God), a Merarite Levite, father of Azariah. (2 Chronicles 29:12)
Jehdeiah
(whom Jehovah makes glad).
•The representative of the Bene-Shubael, in the time of David. (1 Chronicles 24:20)
•A Meronothite who had charge of the she-asses of David. (1 Chronicles 27:30) (B.C. 1046.)
Jehezekel
(whom God makes strong), a priest to whom was given by David the charge of the twentieth
of the twenty-four courses in the service of the house of Jehovah. (1 Chronicles 24:16) (B.C. 1014.)
Jehiah
(Jehovah lives), “doorkeeper for the ark” at the time of its establishment in Jerusalem. ( 1
Chronicles 15:24) (B.C. 1043.)
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