Jether

Jether

Jether is a name mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible. It means: surplus; excellence.

#Father-in-law of Moses (Ex. 4:18 marg.), called elsewhere Jethro.
#The oldest of Gideon's seventy sons (Judg. 8:20).
#The father of Amasa, David's general (1 Kings 2:5, 32); called Ithra (2 Sam. 17:25).
#1 Chr. 7:38.
#1 Chr. 2:32; one of Judah's posterity.
#1 Chr. 4:17.


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  • Jether — ist nach den Bollandisten ein Beiname des Moyses. (Sept. II. 11. nr. 27) …   Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon

  • JETHER et JECTER — civ. excellens Levitis data de tribu Iuda. Ios. c. 15. v. 48. etc. 21. v. 14. Ad quam David munera misit. Inde Iethraeus et Iethrites. Primogenitus Gideonis. Iud. c. 8. v. 20. Fil. Ezra 1. Par. c. 4. v. 17. et c. 6. v. 57. Nomen civitatis 1. Sam …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Jether —    Surplus; excellence.    1) Father in law of Moses (Ex. 4:18 marg.), called elsewhere Jethro (q.v.).    2) The oldest of Gideon s seventy sons (Judg. 8:20).    3) The father of Amasa, David s general (1 Kings 2:5, 32); called Ithra (2 Sam.… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Descendants of Adam and Eve — Adam (Hebrew: אָדָם‎, ʼĀḏām, dust; man; mankind ; Arabic: آدم‎, ʼĀdam) and Eve (Hebrew: חַוָּה‎, Ḥawwā, living one ; Arabic: حواء‎, Ḥawwāʼ) were, according to the Book of Genesis of the Bible, the first man and woman created b …   Wikipedia

  • 1 Chronicles 2 — 1 These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3 The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua… …   The King James version of the Bible

  • Jada (biblical) — Jada is a figure who appears in Chapter 2 of the first Book of Chronicles in the Bible. He was the son of Onam and brother of Shammai. Jada had two sons, Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children. Jonathan had two sons: Peleth and… …   Wikipedia

  • List of minor biblical figures — This list contains persons named in the Bible of minor notability, about whom either nothing or very little is known, aside from any family connections. This literature related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. Contents: A B C D …   Wikipedia

  • 1 Kings 2 — 1 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, 2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; 3 And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to… …   The King James version of the Bible

  • AMASA — (Heb. עֲמָשָׂא), military commander of absalom s army in his rebellion against his father David (II Sam. 17:25) and of Judah after the rebellion of Absalom (II Sam. 20:5; I Kings 2:32). Amasa was the son of Jether or Ithra the Ishmaelite, and… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • JETHRO — (Heb. יֶתֶר ,יִתְרוֹ), Midianite priest and father in law of moses . Jethro had seven daughters who served as his shepherdesses. When Moses fled from Egypt he came to the well in Midian where he witnessed local shepherds mistreating the girls. He …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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