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Jeush

Easton's Bible Dictionary

1

Assembler.

2

The oldest of Esau’s three sons by Aholibamah (Gen 36:5, 14, 18).

3

A son of Bilhan, grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr 7:10).

4

A Levite, one of the sons of Shimei (1 Chr 23:10, 11).

5

One of the three sons of Rehoboam (2 Chr 11:19).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

je'-ush (ye`ush, probably "he protects," "he comes to help"; see HPN, 109; Kethibh is ye`ish, in Gen 36:5; Gen 36:14; 1 Chr 7:10):

(1) A "son" of Esau (Gen 36:5; Gen 36:14; Gen 36:18; 1 Chr 1:35). "The name is thought by some to be identical with that, of an Arabian lion-god Yagut ...., meaning `helper,' whose antiquity is vouched for by inscriptions of Thamud" (Skinner, Gen, 432).

(2) A Benjamite (1 Chr 7:10), but probably a Zebulunite. See Curtis, Chronicles, 145 ff.

(3) A descendant of King Saul, the King James Version "Jehush" (1 Chr 8:39).

(4) A Gershonite Levite (1 Chr 23:10; 1 Chr 23:11).

(5) A son of King Rehoboam (2 Chr 11:19).

David Francis Roberts

See also

Person Jehush Person Jeush (1 Mos 36,5) Person Jeush (1 Chr 7,10) Person Jeush (1 Chr 23,10) Person Jeush (2 Chr 11,19)

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