JAMES jamz (Iacobos): English form of Jacob, and the name of 3 New Testament men of note: (1) The Son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve Apostles (ho tou Zebedaiou): A) The Son of Zebedee: I. In the New Testament. 1. Family Relations, etc.: To the Synoptists alone are we indebted for any account of this James. He was the son of Zebedee and the bro

JAMES, EPISTLE OF || I. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EPISTLE 1. Jewish 2. Authoritative 3. Practical II. AUTHOR OF THE EPISTLE III. STYLE OF THE EPISTLE 1. Plainness 2. Good Greek 3. Vividness 4. Duadiplosis 5. Figures of Speech 6. Unlikeness to Paul 7. Likeness to Jesus IV. DATE OF THE EPISTLE V. HISTORY OF THE EPISTLE VI. MESSAGE OF THE

JAMBRES jam'-brez. See JANNES AND JAMBRES. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JAMBRES'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

JAMBRI jam'-bri (hoi huioi Iambrein; 1 Macc 9:36-41): The sons of Jambri are said to have come out of Medeba (originally Med'ba), a city of the Moabites, and subsequently a possession of the Amorites, and to have carried off John, the brother of Jonathan, who succeeded Judas Maccabeus as leader of the Jews. The Israelites got possession of the pla

JALON ja'-lon (yalon, meaning unknown): In 1 Chronicles 4:17, a son of Ezrah, a Judahite. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JALON'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

JALAM ja'-lam (ya`lam, according to BDB following Septuagint Ieglom, in Gen, from `alam, meaning "to conceal"; according to Gunkel, Gen3, 390, from ya`el, "mountain-goat"; see HPN, 90, note 5; King James Version Jaalam): In Genesis 36:5,14,18; 1 Chronicles 1:35, a son of Esau, mentioned as the 2nd son by Oholibamah; probably an Edomite clan. Copyr

JAKEH ja'-ke (yaqeh, perhaps from Arabic root meaning "carefully religious"; yaqe', as if from qi'): The father of Agur, the author of the sayings recorded in Proverbs 30:1. Nothing is known of either Jakeh or Agur. The immediate connection in the Hebrew text of ha-massa', "the prophecy" or "burden" (the King James Version "even the prophecy," the

JAKIM ja'-kim (yaqim, "he (God) lifteth Up"; compare ELIAKIM): (1) A Benjamite, a son of Shimei (1 Chronicles 8:19). (2) A priest, the head of the 12th of the 24 courses into which the priests were divided (1 Chronicles 24:12). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entr

JAIRUS (2) ja'-i-rus, ja-i'-rus (Iaeiros): A ruler in a synagogue near Capernaum whose only daughter, aged about 12 years, was raised from the dead by Jesus (Matthew 9:18-26; Mark 5:22-43; Luke 8:41-56). The accounts of the miracle are substantially the same, but vary in detail. According to Mark and Luke the arrival of Jairus in Capernaum fell im

JAKAN ja'-kan (ya`aqan). See JAAKAN. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JAKAN'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

JAIRITE ja'-er-it (ya'iri, "of Jair"): In 2 Samuel 20:26, Ira the Jairite is "chief minister unto David." He was a descendant of Jair who was a Manassite (Numbers 32:41, etc.) and whose territory was in Gilead. Septuagint, Lucian, and Syriac suggest yattiri, "Jattirite," i.e. a native of Jattir mentioned in 1 Samuel 30:27 as one of the towns frien

JAIRUS (1) ja'-i-rus, ja-i'-rus (Iaeiros; 1 Esdras 5:31; Additions to Esther 11:2). See AIRUS; JAIR. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JAIRUS (1)'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

JAIR ja'-er: (1) Jair (ya'ir, "he enlightens" or "one giving light"): (a) Son, i.e. descendant of Manasseh (Numbers 32:41; Deuteronomy 3:14; Joshua 13:30; 1 Kings 4:13; 1 Chronicles 2:22). According to 1 Chronicles 2:21 f he was the son of ScRub, son of Hezron, a descendant of Judah, who married the daughter of Machir, son of Manasseh. He was thu

JAHZIEL ja'-zi-el. See JAHZEEL AND JAHZIEL. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JAHZIEL'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

JAILOR jal'-er. See PRISON. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JAILOR'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

JAHZERAH ja'-ze-ra, ja-ze'-ra (yachzerah, meaning unknown): In 1 Chronicles 9:12, an ancestor of Maasai and apparently = "Ahzai" of Nehemiah 11:13. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JAHZERAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

JAHZEELITES, THE ja'-ze-el-its (hayachtse'eli, coll. with article): In Numbers 26:48, descendants of the clan of Jahzeel. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JAHZEELITES, THE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

JAHZEIAH ja-ze'-ya, ja'-ze-ya (yachzeyah, "Yah sees"): In Ezra 10:15, son of Tikvah, and a contemporary of Ezra. It is disputed whether he and Jonathan opposed or supported Ezra in the matter of prosecuting those who had married foreign wives = Ezekias, 1 Esdras 9:14, or Ezias. See JONATHAN, 9. Two translations of the Hebrew phrase (`amadh `al-z

JAHZEEL AND JAHZIEL ja'-ze-el (yachtse'el, "God divides," "apportions"): In Genesis 46:24; Numbers 26:48; and 23 manuscripts in 1 Chronicles 7:13; (yachatsi'el, same meaning as above): 1 Chronicles 7:13, a "son" (clan) of Naphtali. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "E

JAHWEH ya'-we. See GOD, NAMES OF. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JAHWEH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.