American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

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Jebusites

SeeCANAANITES.

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Jeconiah

SeeJEHOIACHIN.

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Jedidiah

Beloved of the Lord, a name given to Solomon at his birth, by Nathan the prophet, 2Sa 12:25.

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Jeduthun

A Levite, one of the directors of music at the temple, 1Ch 16:38-42. His descendants held the same office, 2Ch 35:15Ne 11:7; and the name of one of them appears in the title of ...

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Jegar-Sahadutha

Heap of witness, a Chaldee name, equivalent to Galeed in Hebrew, both marking the scene of the covenant between Jacob and Laban, Ge 31:47.

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Jehoahaz

1. Son and successor of Jehu king of Israel, B. C. 856, reigned seventeen years. In punishment for his sins and those of his people, Israel was invaded and reduced to great extr...

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Jehoash

SeeJOASH.

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Jehoiachin

Son and successor of Jeohiakim, king of Judah, B. C. 509, reigned three months, and was then carried away to Babylon, where he was imprisoned for thirty-six years, and then rele...

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Jehoiada

A high priest, who preserved the life and throne of the young Josiah against the usurping Athaliah. His wisdom and piety continued to bless the kingdom until he dies, B. C. 834,...

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Jehoiakim

Or ELIAKIM, second son of Josiah, brother and successor of Jehoahaz or Shallum, king of Judah, for whom he was substituted by the king of Egypt. He was king during eleven years ...

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Jehoram

SeeJORAM.

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Jehoshaphat

A pious king of Judah, the son and successor of Asa. He began to reign at the age of thirty-five, about the year 914 B. C., and reigned twenty-five years. His history is found i...

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Jehoshaphat, Valley Of

Or valley of the judgment of God, a metaphorical name of some place where God would judge the foes of his people, Joe 3:2,12. There is no ground for applying it to any known loc...

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Jehosheba

The aunt of Joash, king of Judah, whose life in infancy and childhood she saved, in spite of the designs of Athaliah, 2Ki 11:1- 3.

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Jehovah

The ineffable name of God among the Hebrews. It never has the article before it, nor is it found in the plural form. The Jews never pronounced this name; and wherever it occurs ...

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Jehovah-Jireh

Jehovah will provide, the name given by Abraham to the place where he had been on the point of slaying his son Isaac, Ge 22:14. He gave this name in allusion to his answer to Is...

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Jehovah-Nissi

Jehovah my banner, Ex 17:15.

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Jehovah-Shalom

Jehovah of peace, or prosperity, the name given by Gideon to an altar which he built in the place where the Angel-Jehovah had appeared to him, and saluted him by saying "Peace b...

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Jehovah-Shammah

Jehovah is there, the name given by Ezekiel, Eze 48:35, to a future holy city.

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Jehovah-Tzideknu

Jehovah our righteousness, a name given to the Savior, and through him to his church, Jer 23:6; 33:16.

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Jehu

The son of Hanani, a prophet, sent with messages from God to Baasha king of Israel, and many years afterwards, to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, 1Ki 16:1-72Ch 19:1-3 20:34.The "son"...

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Jephthah

The son of Gilead, was a judge of Israel, and successor to Jair. His history is told in Jud 11:1-12:15. A most affecting incident in it is his devoting his daughter to God as a ...

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Jeremiah

One of the chief prophets of the Old Testament, prophesied under Josiah, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah, and also after the captivity of the latter. He was born at Anathoth, of the rac...

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Jeremiah, The Book Of

In the chronological order of its several predictions and divine messages, is somewhat difficult of arrangement; but may be divide, by a natural and sufficiently accurate method...

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Jericho

A city of Benjamin, Jos 16:7 18:21, about eighteen miles east north east of Jerusalem, and seven miles from the Jordan. It was the first city in Canaan taken by Joshua, who bein...

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Jeroboam

The first king of Israel, an Ephraimite, the son of Nebat. During the latter part of Solomon’s reign, and while an officer under him, he plotted against him, and was obliged to ...

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Jerubbaal

Let Baal plead, Jud 6:31,32. SeeGIDEON.