JALON
(abiding), one of the sons of Ezra. (1 Chronicles 4:17)
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Smith's Bible Dictionary, Dr. William Smith, 1884.
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JAMBRES
[JANNES AND JAMBRES]
JAMES
(the Greek form of Jacob, supplanter).James the son of Zebedee, one of the twelve apostles. He was elder brother of the evangelist John. His mother’s name was Salome. We first h...
JAMES THE LESS
called the Less because younger or smaller in stature than James the son of Zebedee. He was the son of Alpheus or Clopas and brother of our Lord (see above); was called to the a...
JAMES, THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF
The author of this epistle was in all probability James the son of Alphaeus, and our Lord’s brother It was written from Jerusalem, which St. James does not seem to have ever lef...
JAMIN
(right hand).Second son of Simeon, (Genesis46:10; Exod 6:15; 1Chr 4:24 Founder of the family of the Jaminites. (Numbers 26:12) (B.C. 1706.)A man of Judah, second son of Ram the ...
JAMLECH
(whom God makes king), one of the chief men of the tribe of Simeon. (1 Chronicles 4:34)
JAMNIN
[JABNEEL]
JANNA
(flourishing), son of Joseph, and father of Melchi, in the genealogy of Christ. (Luke 3:24) In the Revised Version written JANNAI.
JANNES
and Jam’bres, the names of two Egyptian magicians who opposed Moses. Exod 7:9-13; 2Tim 3:8,9. (B.C. 1492.)
JANOAH
(rest), a place apparently in the north of Galilee, or the "land of Naphtali," --one of those taken by Tiglath-pileser in his first incursion into Palestine. (2 Kings 15:29) No ...
JANOHAH
(rest), a place on the boundary of Ephraim (Joshua 16:6,7) east of Neapolis. A little less than twelve miles from Nablus and about southeast in direction, two miles from Akrabeh...
JANUM
(slumber), a town of Judah in the mountain district, apparently not far from Hebron. (Joshua 15:53)
JAPHETH
(enlargement), one of the three sons of Noah. The descendants of Japheth occupied the "isles of the Gentiles," (Genesis 10:5) --i.e. the coast lands of the Mediterranean Sea in ...
JAPHIA
(splendid).King of Lachish at the time of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites. (Joshua 10:3) (B.C. 1450.)One of the sons of David born to him in Jerusalem. (2 Samuel 5:15; ...
JAPHIA
(splended) The boundary of Zebulun ascended from Daberath to Japhia, and thence passed to Gath-hepher. (Joshua 19:12) Yafa, two miles south of Nazareth.,is not unlikely to be id...
JAPHLELI
(the Japhletite). The boundary of the "Japhletite" is one of the landmarks on the south boundary line of Ephraim. (Joshua 16:3)
JAPHLET
(whom God delivers) a descendant of Asher through Beriah. (1 Chronicles 7:32,33)
JAPHO
(beauty). (John 19:46) The Hebrew form for the better-known JOPPA, OR JAPHO. (2 Chronicles 2:16; Ezra 3:7; Jonah 1:3) In its modern garb it is Yafa.
JARAH
(honey), a descendant of Saul; son of Micah and great-grandson of Mephibosheth. (1 Chronicles 9:42) comp. 1Chr 9:40
JAREB
(adversary) is to be explained either as the proper name of a country or person, as a noun in apposition, or as a verb from a root, rub, "to contend plead." All these senses are...
JARED
(descent), one of the antediluvian patriarchs, and further of Enoch (Genesis 5:15,16,18-20; Luke 3:37) In the lists of Chronicles the name is given in the Authorized Version JERED.
JARESIAH
(whom Jehovah nourishes),a Benjamite, one of the Bene-Jehoram. (1 Chronicles 8:17)
JARHA
the Egyptian servant of Sheshan, about the time of Eli, to whom his master gave his daughter and heir in marriage; (1 Chronicles 2:34,35) (B.C. before 1491.)
JARIB
(adversary).Named in the list of (1 Chronicles 4:24) only, as a son of Simeon. Perhaps the same as JACHIN. Genesis46; Exod 6; Numb 26.One of the "chief men" who accompanied Ezra...
JARIMOTH
(heights). 1 Esd. 9:28. [JEREMOTH]
JARMUTH
(high).A town in the low country of Judah. (Joshua 16:35) Its king, Piram, was one of the five who conspired. to punish Gibeon for having made alliance with Israel, (Joshua 10:3...