Jerimoth ( he, ירִימוֹת, links=no, sometimes spelled Jeremoth) in the
Hebrew Bible
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is the name of eight men:
*In
1 Chronicles 7:7, Jerimoth is a son of
Bela
Bela may refer to:
Places Asia
*Bela Pratapgarh, a town in Pratapgarh District, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Bela, a small village near Bhandara, Maharashtra, India
*Bela, another name for the biblical city Zoara
* Bela, Dang, in Nepal
*Bela, Janakpur ...
.
*In 1 Chronicles 7:8, Jerimoth is a son of
Becher.
*In 1 Chronicles 12:5, Jerimoth is a
Benjamite
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and one of
David's Mighty Warriors
David's Mighty Warriors (also known as David's Mighty Men or the Gibborim; ''hagGībōrīm'', "The Mighty Ones") are a group of 37 men in the Hebrew Bible who fought with King David and are identified in , part of the "supplementary information" ...
.
*In 1 Chronicles 23:23, 24:30 Jerimoth is a
Levite
Levites (or Levi) (, he, ''Lǝvīyyīm'') are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the Tribe of Levi. The Tribe of Levi descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. The surname ''Halevi'', which consists of the Hebrew de ...
of the family of
Merari According to the Torah, Merari (Hebrew: , ''Mərārî'') was one of the sons of Levi, and the patriarchal founder of the Merarites, one of the four main divisions among the Levites in Biblical times. The Hebrew word ''Merari'' means ''sad'', ''bitte ...
.
*In 1 Chronicles 25:4,22 Jerimoth is a descendant of
Heman.
*In 1 Chronicles 27:19 Jerimoth is a ruler of the
tribe of Naphtali
The Tribe of Naphtali () was one of the northernmost of the twelve tribes of Israel. It is one of the ten lost tribes.
Biblical narratives
In the biblical account, following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites, Joshua al ...
.
*In
2 Chronicles 11:18 Jerimoth is a son of
King David.
*In 2 Chronicles 31:13 Jerimoth is a
Levite
Levites (or Levi) (, he, ''Lǝvīyyīm'') are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the Tribe of Levi. The Tribe of Levi descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. The surname ''Halevi'', which consists of the Hebrew de ...
and an overseer in the
Temple of Jerusalem
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in the reign of King
Hezekiah
Hezekiah (; hbo, , Ḥīzqīyyahū), or Ezekias); grc, Ἐζεκίας 'Ezekías; la, Ezechias; also transliterated as or ; meaning "Yahweh, Yah shall strengthen" (born , sole ruler ), was the son of Ahaz and the 13th king of Kingdom of Jud ...
.
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