Jonas (1)
jo'-nas (Ionas; the King James Version, Jonan):(1) Son of Eliasib (1 Esdras 9:1).(2) Corresponds in 1 Esdras 9:23 to "Eliezer" inEzr 10:23.(3) The prophet Jonah (2 Esdras 1:39; ...
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Jonas (2)
jo'-nas (yonah, or yochanan; Iona):(1) The name given inMt 12:39-41;16:4;Lu 11:29-32the King James Version to the Old Testament prophet Jonah (the Revised Version (British and A...
Jonath Elem Rehokim
jo'-nath e'-lem re-ho'-kim (yonath 'elem rechoqim) (Ps 56, title): "The silent dove of the far ones" (i.e. either of far-off lands, or among aliens), or "The dove of the distant...
Jonathan (1)
jon'-a-than (yehonathan, yonathan, "Yahweh has given"; Ionathan; compare JEHONATHAN):(1) (Hebrew yehonathan): The young "Levite" of Judges 17; 18 referred to by name in 18:30, w...
Jonathan (2)
(yehonathan; also yonathan, "Yahweh has given"; Ionathan): The eldest son of Saul, the first king of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin.1. Three Periods:The life of Jonathan, as f...
Jonathas
jon'-a-thas (Swete reads Iathan, in Codex Vaticanus; Nathan, in Codex Sinaticus): The Latin form of the common name "Jonathan" (Tobit 5:13). SeeJATHAN. It is sometimes represent...
Joppa
jop'-a (yapho, yapho'; Ioppe): InJos 19:46the King James Version called "Japho," a city in the territory allotted to Dan; but there is nothing to show that in pre-exilic times i...
Jorah
jo'-ra (yorah meaning uncertain, perhaps "harvest-born"): A family which returned with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:18) = "Chariph" ofNe 7:24= "Arsiphurith" (the King James Version "Arzeph...
Jorai
jo'-ra-i (yoray, "whom Yahweh teaches"): A Gadite chief, but possibly the name of a clan (1Ch 5:13).
Joram
jo'-ram (yoram, "Yahweh is exalted"; compare JEHORAM):(1) Son of Toi (or Tou, according to Septuagint, Codex Vaticanus, and1Ch 18:9,10), sent by his father to greet David (2Sa 8...
Jordan
jor'-dan (yarden, "flowing downward"; 'Iordanes):1. Source:The Jordan river proper begins at the junction of four streams (the Bareighit, the Hasbany, the Leddan, and the Banias...
Jordan Valley
1. Physical Peculiarities:As more fully detailed elsewhere (see ARABAH; DEAD SEA; GEOLOGY OF PALESTINE), the Jordan valley in its lower portion occupies a remarkable depression ...
Joribus
jor'i-bus (Ioribos; the King James Version, Joribas):(1) In 1 Esdras 8:44, called "Jarib" inEzr 8:16.(2) In 1 Esdras 9:19, called "Jarib" inEzr 10:18.
Jorim
jor'-rim (Ioreim from yehoram, yoram): An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy (Lu 3:29).
Jorkeam
jor'-ke-am (yorqe`am; the King James Version Jorkoam): This is probably to be taken as the name of a town, the "father" or "founder" of which was Raham (1Ch 2:44). It may be ide...
Josabad
jos'-a-bad.SeeJOZABAD.
Josabdus
jo-sab'-dus (Iosabdos, 1 Esdras 8:63; probably identical with Iozabados, in 9:23): The same as Jozabad ofEzr 8:33;10:23(which see).
Josaphat
jos'-a-fat (Iosaphat, the King James Version inMt 1:8forJEHOSHAPHAT(which see)): A king of Judah, mentioned in Matthew's genealogy of Christ.
Josaphias
jos-a-fi'-as (Iosaphias, 1 Esdras 8:36): Called "Josephiah" inEzr 8:10.
Jose
jo'-se (Iose): the King James Version form for "Jesus" (Iesous) in Luke's genealogy (Lu 3:29), the Revised Version (British and American) Greek
Josech
jo'-sek (Iosech, Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek; Ioseph, Textus Receptus of the New Testament; the King James Version, Joseph): An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's gen...
Josedech; Josedek
jos'-e-dek, jos'e-dek (Iosedek): Father of Jeshua (1 Esdras 5:5). InHag 1:1the Revised Version (British and American), the relationship is described as "Joshua the son ofJEHOZAD...
Joseph (1)
jo'-zef (yoceph; Ioseph):1. In the Old Testament:(1) The 11th son of Jacob and 1st of Rachel (see separate article).(2) The father of Igal of Issachar, one of the 12 spies (Nu 1...
Joseph (2)
jo'-zef (yoceph, "He will add"; Septuagint Ioseph). The narrative (Ge 30:23,14) indicates not so much a double etymology as the course of Rachel's thoughts. The use of 'acaph, "...
Joseph Barnabas
SeeBARNABAS.
Joseph Barsabbas
bar-sab'-as Barsabbas, or Barsabas; the King James Version Barsabas, bar'-sa-bas; for etymology, etc., of Joseph, see general article on JOSEPH): Joseph Barsabbas was surnamed J...
Joseph Of Arimathaea
(A Arimathaias; for etymology, etc., of Joseph, see general article on JOSEPH): Joseph of Arimathea--a place the locality of which is doubtful, but lying probably to the Northwe...