Jehovah defends, a priest at Jerusalem, head of one of the sacerdotal courses (1 Chr. 9:10; 24:7). His “course” went up from Babylon after the Exile (Ezra 2:36-39; Neh. 7:39-42).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Person
Jehoiarib
Name meaning: fighting, or multiplying, of the Lord (Hitchcock)
Key verses
Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(whom Jehovah defends), head of the first of the twenty-four courses of priests. (1 Chronicles 24:7)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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