JEHUDIJAH je-hu-di'-ja (1 Chronicles 4:18 the King James Version). See HA-JEHUDIJAH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JEHUDIJAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

JEHUDI je-hu'-di (yehudhi, properly "a Jew"): An officer of King Jehoiakim (Jeremiah 36:14,21,23). He was sent by the princes to summon Baruch to read the roll containing Jeremiah's prophecies to them; he afterward read them to the king, who destroyed them. His name is noteworthy, as also is that of his grandfather Cushi (i.e. "Ethiopian"), and th

JEHUD je'-hud (yehudh): A town in the lot of Da named between Baalath and Bene-berak (Joshua 19:45). The only possible identification seems to be with el-Yehudiyeh, which lies about 8 miles East of Jaffa. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JEHUD'". "Interna

JEHUBBAH je-hub'-a (yechubbah, meaning unknown): A descendant of Asher, mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:34, where Qere is wechubbah, "and Hubbah," but Kethibh is yachbah; the Septuagint's Codex Vaticanus follows the Qere. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JEHU

JEHUCAL je-hu'-kal (yechukhal, probably meaning "Yahweh is able"): A courtier sent by King Zedekiah to Jeremiah to ask the prophet to pray for the king and the people (Jeremiah 37:3). Most versions except Septuagint, with Jeremiah 38:1, have "Jucal" ( yukhal, same meaning). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Informatio

JEHOZADAK je-hoz'-a-dak (yehotsadhaq, "Yahweh is righteous"): Priest at the time of the captivity under Nebuchadrezzar (1 Chronicles 6:14,15. He was the father of Joshua (Jeshua) the priest (Haggai 1:1,12,14; 2:2,4; Zechariah 6:11). the King James Version has Josedech in Hag and Zec. Same as "Jozadak" (yotsadhaq, same meaning) in Ezra 3:2,8; 5:2;

JEHU je'-hu (yehu; meaning uncertain, perhaps "Yahweh is he"; 1 Kings 19:16,17; 2 Kings 9; 10; Eiou): Son of Jehoshaphat, and descendant of Nimshi, hence, commonly called "the son of Nimshi"; 10th king of Israel, and founder of its IVth Dynasty. Jehu reign for 28 years. His accession may be reckoned at circa 752 BC (some date a few years later).

JEHOZABAD je-hoz'-a-bad (yehozabhadh, "Yahweh has bestowed"): (1) A servant of King Jehoash of Judah. According to 2 Kings 12:21 (22), he was a son of Shomer, but 2 Chronicles 24:26 makes him "son of Shimrith the Moabitess." (2) A Korahite doorkeeper, son of Obed-edom (1 Chronicles 26:4). (3) A Benjamite, one of King Jehoshaphat's warriors (2 Ch

JEHOVAH-TSIDKENU (TSIDKENU) je-ho'-va tsid-ke'-nu, tsid'-ke-nu (yahweh tsidhqenu, "Yahweh (is) our righteousness"): The symbolic name given (1) to the king who is to reign over the restored Israel (Jeremiah 23:6); (2) to the state or capital (Jeremiah 33:16). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James,

JEHOVAH, SERVANT OF See SERVANT OF JEHOVAH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JEHOVAH, SERVANT OF'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

JEHOVAH-SHALOM je-ho'-va sha'-lom (yahweb shalom, "Yahweh is peace"): This was the name given by Gideon to the altar he built at Ophra, in allusion to the word spoken to him by the Lord, "Peace be unto thee" (Judges 6:24). It is equivalent to "Yahweh is well disposed." Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr

JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH je-ho'-va sham'-a (yahweh shammah, "Yahweh is there"): The name to be given to the new Jerusalem, restored and glorified, as seen in the vision of Eze (48:35 margin; compare Revelation 21:3). Yahweh returns to the temple which He had forsaken, and from that time forward the fact of supreme importance is that He is there, dwelling i

JEHOVAH-NISSI je-ho'-va nis'-i (yahweh nicci, "Yahweh is my banner"): So Moses named the altar which he reared to signalize the defeat of the Amalekites by Israel under Joshua, at Rephidim (Exodus 17:15). Septuagint translates "the Lord my refuge," deriving nicci from nuc, "to flee." Targum Onkelos reads, "Moses built an altar and worshipped on it

JEHOVAH je-ho'-va, je-ho'-va. See GOD, NAMES OF, II, 5. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JEHOVAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

JEHOVAH-JIREH je-ho'-va-ji'-re (yahweh yir'-eh, "Yahweh sees"): The name given by Abraham to the place where he had sacrificed a ram provided by God, instead of his son Isaac (Genesis 22:14). The meaning plainly is that the Lord sees and provides for the necessities of His servants. There is an allusion to Genesis 22:8 where Abraham says, "God wil

JEHOSHEBA je-hosh'-e-ba, je-ho-she'-ba (yehoshebha`, "Yahweh is an oath"): Called "Jehoshabeath" in 2 Chronicles 22:11; daughter of Jehoram king of Judah, possibly by a wife other than Athaliah (2 Kings 11:2). According to 2 Chronicles 22:11, she was the wife of Jehoiada, the priest. She hid Jehoash, the young son of King Ahaziah, and so saved his

JEHOSHUA je-hosh'-u-a (yehoshua`, "Yahweh is deliverance," or "is opulence"): The usual Hebrew form of the name "Joshua"; it occurs in the King James Version of Numbers 13:16 (the American Standard Revised Version "Hoshea"); and in some editions of the King James Version in 1 Chronicles 7:27, where others have the form "Jehoshuah" (h being wrongly

JEHOSHAPHAT, VALLEY OF (`emeq yehoshaphaT); the latter word means "Yahweh judgeth," and `emeq, "wide," "open valley"; Septuagint he koilas Iosaphat): The name is used in Joel 3:2,12 of the scene of Judgment: "Let the nations bestir themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about" (Joe

JEHOSHAPHAT (1) je-hosh'-a-fat (yehoshaphaT, "Yahweh has judged"): (1) King of Judah. See separate article. (2) Son of Ahilud. He was recorder under David (2 Samuel 8:16; 20:24; 1 Chronicles 18:15) and Solomon (1 Kings 4:3). (3) Son of Paruah, and Solomon's overseer in Issachar to provide victuals for the royal household for one month of the yea

JEHOSHAPHAT (2) je-hosh'-a-fat (yehoshaphaT, "Yahweh judges"): The 4th king of Judah, son of Asa. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi, of whom nothing further is known. He was 35 years of age at his accession, and reigned 25 years, circa 873-849 BC. Th e history of his reign is contained in 1 Kings 22:41-50 and in 2 Chronicles 17:1-21:1.