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Jether
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
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. 17:25). (4.) 1 Chr. 7:38. (5.) 1 Chr. 2:32; one of Judah’s posterity. (6.) 1 Chr. 4:17.
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(his excellence).
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
JE'THER (excellence). In margin of Ex 4:18. See Jethro. The eldest of Gideon's 70 sons. Jud 8:20. The husband of Abigail, David's sister, and father of Amasa, captain of Absalom's host, 2 Sam 17:25; called "Ithra, an Israelite," in that verse, but in 1 Chr 2:17, more correctly, "Jether the Ishmaelite." A member of the tribe of Judah. 1 Chr 2:32. Another member. 1 Chr 4:17. One of the sons of Asher. 1 Chr 7:38; probably identical with the Ithran of 1 Chr 7:37.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
he that excels
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
JE'THER (excellence). In margin of Ex 4:18. See Jethro. The eldest of Gideon's 70 sons. Jud 8:20. The husband of Abigail, David's sister, and father of Amasa, captain of Absalom's host, 2 Sam 17:25; called "Ithra, an Israelite," in that verse, but in 1 Chr 2:17, more correctly, "Jether the Ishmaelite." A member of the tribe of Judah. 1 Chr 2:32. Another member. 1 Chr 4:17. One of the sons of Asher. 1 Chr 7:38; probably identical with the Ithran of 1 Chr 7:37.