Son of Ezrah; brother of Mered, Epher and Jalon
Jether
Named in 1 verse of 1 Chronicles, first in 1 Chronicles 4:17.
יֶ֫תֶרJether
The name means “he that excels.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
- Father
- Ezrah
- People
- Tribe of Judah(?)
About Jether Written by AI
Jether is mentioned in the genealogy of Judah in 1 Chronicles 4:17. He is listed as the brother of Mered, Epher and Jalon, though the genealogy is complex.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Jether, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
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).
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(3.) The father of Amasa, David’s general (1 Kings 2:5, 32); called Ithra (2 Sam. 17:25).
(4.) 1 Chr. 7:38.
(5.) 1 Chr. 2:32; one of Judah’s posterity.
(6.) 1 Chr. 4:17.
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- 1 Chronicles 4:17
The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.