Dictionaries :: Jeroham

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Jeroham:

cherished; who finds mercy. (1.) Father of Elkanah, and grandfather of the prophet Samuel (1Sa 1:1).

(2.) The father of Azareel, the "captain" of the tribe of Dan (1Ch 27:22).

(3.) 1Ch 12:7; a Benjamite.

(4.) 2Ch 23:1; one whose son assisted in placing Joash on the throne.

(5.) 1Ch 9:8; a Benjamite.

(6.) 1Ch 9:12; a priest, perhaps the same as in Neh 11:12.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Jeroham:

high; merciful; beloved

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Jeroham:

je-ro'-ham (yerocham, "may he be compassionate!"):

(1) An Ephraimite, the father of Elkanah, and grandfather of Samuel (1Sa 1:1; 1Ch 6:27,34 (Hebrew 12,19)): Jerahmeel is the name in Septuagint, Codex Vaticanus, in 1 Samuel and in Septuagint, L and manuscripts, in 1 Chronicles.

(2) A Benjamite (1Ch 8:27), apparently = JEREMOTH, (2) (compare 8:14), and probably the same as he of 1Ch 9:8.

(3) Ancestor of a priest in Jerusalem (1Ch 9:12 =Ne 11:12).

(4) A man of Gedor, father of two of David's Benjamite recruits at Ziklag, though Gedor might be a town in Southern Judah (1Ch 12:7 (Hebrew 8)).

(5) Father of Azarel, David's tribal chief over Da (1Ch 27:22).

(6) Father of Azariah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada in overthrowing Queen Athaliah (2Ch 23:1).

Written by David Francis Roberts

Nave's Topical Bible

Jeroham: 1. A Levite and Grandfather of Samuel

1Sa 1:1; 1Ch 6:27, 34

Jeroham: 2. A Chief of the Tribe of Benjamin

1Ch 8:27

Jeroham: 3. A Descendant of Benjamin

1Ch 9:8

Jeroham: 4. A Priest, and Father of Adaiah

Who lived in Jerusalem after the exile,

1Ch 9:12; Neh 11:12.

Jeroham: 5. Father of Two Israelites

Who joined David at Ziklag,

1Ch 12:7.

Jeroham: 6. The Father of Azareel

1Ch 27:22

Jeroham: 7. Father of Azariah

2Ch 23:1

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Jeroham:

(cherished).

(1.) Father of Elkanah, the father of Samuel, of the house of Kohath (1 Samuel 1:1; 1 Chronicles 6:27; 6:34). (B.C. before 1142)

(2.) A Benjamite, the founder of a family of Bene‐Jeroham (1 Chronicles 8:27). Probably the same as No. 3.

(3.) Father (or progenitor) of Ibneiah (1 Chronicles 9:8 compare 1 Chronicles 9:3 and 1 Chronicles 9:9). (B.C. before 588)

(4.) A descendant of Aaron, of the house of Immer, the leader of the sixteenth course of priests; son of Pashur, and father of Adaiah (1 Chronicles 9:12). He appears to be mentioned again in Nehemiah 11:12 (B.C. before 586)

(5.) Jeroham of Gedor, some of whose sons joined David at Ziglag (1 Chronicles 12:7). (B.C. before 1055)

(6.) A Danite, whose son or descendant Azareel was head of his tribe in the time of David (1 Chronicles 27:22).

(7.) Father of Azariah, one of the "captains of hundreds" in the time of Athaliah (2 Chronicles 23:1). (B.C. before 876)