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Nethaniah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5418

נְתַנְיָ֫הוּ

ne.tan.yah — Nethaniah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.23; son of: Elishama (H0476I); father of: Ishmael (H3458H) § Nethaniah = "given of Jehovah" 1) son of Elishama of the royal family of Judah and father of Ishmael who murdered Gedaliah 2) father of Jehudi 3) a Levite, one of the 4 sons of Asaph the minstrel 4) a Levite in the reign of king Jehoshaphat of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3458

יִשְׁמָעֵאל

yish.ma.el — Ishmael

A man of Arabia living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.16.11; son of: Abraham (H0085) and Hagar (H1904); half-brother of: Isaac (H3327), Zimran (H2175), Jokshan (H3370), Medan (H4091), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744); father of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H0110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Tema (H8485), Jetur (H3195), Naphish (H5305), Kedemah (H6929) and Mahalath (H4258) § Ishmael = "God will hear" 1) son of Abraham and Sarah's handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples 2) son of Nethaniah and the murderer of Gedaliah 3) a Benjamite, one of the sons of Azel a descendant of Saul through Meribbaal or Mephibosheth 4) a Judaite, father of Zebadiah 5) a Judaite, son of Johanan and one of the captains who aided Jehoiada in restoring Joash to the throne 6) a priest of the family of Pashur with a foreign wife whom he was forced to put away by Ezra

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8018

שֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ

she.lem.yah — Shelemiah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.39 § Shelemiah = "repaid by Jehovah" 1) a son of Bani who put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra 2) another son of Bani who put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra 3) father of Hananiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 4) a priest in the time of Nehemiah in charge of the treasury 5) father of Jehucal or Jucal in the time of Zedekiah 6) Levite upon whom the lot for the East Gate fell; in the time of David 6a) also 'Meshelemiah' and 'Shallum' 7) father of Nethaniah and grandfather of Jehudi, who was the messenger sent to Baruch the scribe of Jeremiah 8) son of Abdeel and one the men commanded by king Jehoiakim of Judah to seize the prophet Jeremiah and his scribe Baruch 9) father of Irijah, the captain of the guard who arrested Jeremiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3065

יְהוּדִי

ye.hu.di — Jehudi

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.36.14; son of: Nethaniah (H5418J) § Jehudi = "Jew" son of Nethaniah and servant of king Jehoiakim

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3480

יְשַׂרְאֵ֫לָה

ye.sar.e.lah — Jesharelah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.25.2; son of: Asaph (H0623H); brother of: Zaccur (H2139J), Joseph (H3130I) and Nethaniah (H5418H); also called Jesharelah at 1Ch.25.14; Another name of a.sar.e.lah (אֲשַׂרְאֵ֫לָה "Asharelah" H0841) § Jesharelah = "these are upright" a Levite and son of Asaph and leader of the 7th course of the musicians

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H841

אֲשַׂרְאֵ֫לָה

a.sar.e.lah — Asharelah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.25.2; son of: Asaph (H0623H); brother of: Zaccur (H2139J), Joseph (H3130I) and Nethaniah (H5418H); also called Jesharelah at 1Ch.25.14; Also named: ye.sar.e.lah (יְשַׂרְאֵ֫לָה "Jesharelah" H3480) § Asarelah = "God holds" a son of Asaph, appointed sanctuary musician by David

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Historical dictionary entry

Given of Jehovah. (1.) One of Asaph’s sons, appointed by David to minister in the temple (1 Chr. 25:2, 12). (2.) A Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the law (2 Chr. 17:8). (3.) Jer. 36:14. (4.) 2 Kings 25:23, 25.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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