JETHER

jēˈthər, in the Bible. 1 Eldest of Gideon's sons. He was killed by his brother Abimelech. 2 Husband of David's sister Abigail. An alternate form is Ithra. 3 Descendant of Asher. See Ithran1.

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books on: Jether  - 32 results

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The Sword of Goliath: David in Heroic Literature
Book by Stanley Isser; Brill, 2003
Subjects: Bible--O.T--Samuel--Criticism, Interpretation, Etc, David--King Of Israel, Jews--Kings And Rulers, Kings And Rulers, Ancient
...around. Nabals real name was Ithra or Jether the Jezreelite (Jezreel was a town near...Ithra the Israelite in 2 Sam 17:25 and Jether the Ishmaelite in 1 Chr 2:17. When...12ff. Zeruiah and Abigail (wife of Jether and mother of Amasa) are Davids sisters...
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The Complete Bible: An American Translation
Book by J. M. Powis Smith, Edgar J. Goodspeed; University of Chicago Press, 1939
Subjects: Bible--English--1939--Smith-Goodspeed
...Abigail bore Amasa, and the 17 father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. Now Caleb, the son of Hezron...The sons also of Jada, 32 Shammais brother, were Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died childless, but the sons of Jonathan were Peleth...
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The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Revised Standard Version
Book by Not Cited; Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1952
Subjects: Bible--English--Revised English--1952
...Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. 18 Caleb the son of Hezron had...Ahlai. 32 The sons of Jada, Shammais brother: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died childless. 33 The sons of Jonathan: Peleth...
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A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Chronicles
Book by Edward Lewis Curtis, Albert Alonzo Madsen; C. Scribners Sons, 1910
Subjects: Bible--O.T--Chronicles--Commentaries
...and Jimrah , Be er and Hod and Shammah and Shilshah and Jithran and Be era .-- 38. And the sons of Jether, Jephunneh and Pispa and Ara . Jether is clearly the same as Jithran v. 37 .-- 39. And the sons of Ulla, Arah , H anni el and Riz ia...
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The Military History of Ancient Israel
Book by Richard A. Gabriel; Praeger, 2003
Subjects: Bible--O.T--Pentateuch--History Of Biblical Events, Jews--Wars, Military Art And Science--History--To 500, Military History In The Bible, Palestine--History, Military
...cruelty of the period of the Judges, Gideon had the two kings brought before him. He then called for Jether, his eldest son. And to Jether his eldest child he said, Take a stand and slay them! But the boy would not draw his sword, because...
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journal articles on: Jether  - 3 results

 
 
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From Lists to History: Chronological Aspects of the Chronicler's Genealogies
Journal article by Yigal Levin; Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 123, 2004
Subjects: Exegesis & hermeneutics, Genealogy, Sacred texts
...Shelesh, Shual, Shilshah, Ithran, and Jether are elsewhere known as names of places...helem, Shelesh/Shalishah, Ithran/Jether, and so on. In any case, there seem...these phratries of Beriah, Shemer, and Jether with their Ephraimite, Benjaminite...
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Fan Fiction Online: Engagement, Critical Response and Affective Play through Writing
Journal article by Angela Thomas; Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, Vol. 29, 2006
Subjects: Children's literature authors--Works, Children's writers--Works, Fiction--Evaluation, Jenkins, Henry--Works, Web sites (World Wide Web)--Services, Web sites--Services
...basic stuff Tianas done counts as things I wish could become reality. But. *red faced* I suppose the whole romance with Jether counts best. I only wish I could end up with a boyfriend as considerate as Jandalf writes him to be. Nevertheless, the exploration...
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Intermarriage, Social Complexity, and Ethnic Diversity in the Genealogy of Judah
Journal article by Gary N. Knoppers; Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 120, 2001
Subjects: Bible, Community, Exegesis & hermeneutics, Genealogy, Identification
...Hezron. The Chronicler mentions that Abigail, the sister of David, gave birth to Amasa and that "the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite."21 One could object that the author is merely providing lineages and not endorsing any of the actions of...


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newspaper articles on: Jether  - 8 results

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List of New Deck Officers
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, October 3, 2005
...ARMADA, GIL JR COMPAS ARMECIN, ARDEN PEKITPEKIT ARMENTA, LARRY BACER ARTIAGA, YVES EPONG ASUNCION, CHESTER MARTIN AUSTERO, JETHER FLOYD PAGONZAGA AZARCON, JOENIER PAULUS PINEDA BABIA, JUNIE BABAEL BACAS, JOJIT ZAMORA BADOLES, RAY IAN TALEON BAGO, GILBERT...
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List of Nursing Board Passers 'D'
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 2, 2009
...MICHELLE JIMENEZ DUHAYLONGSOD, RICHARD SINGO DUHAYLUNGSOD, MICHELL BACLAAN DUHAYLUNGSOD, ROZANNE MIRASOL DUHAYLUNSOD, JETHER PARABA DUHINA, LIL-ESPER SUMERGIDO DUIGUAN, MA MYLENE DELA CRUZ DUJALI, JOANNA-MARIE RAMIREZ DUJALI, MELISSA PORNESO...
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List of New Deck Officers
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, October 1, 2005
...ARMADA, GIL JR COMPAS ARMECIN, ARDEN PEKITPEKIT ARMENTA, LARRY BACER ARTIAGA, YVES EPONG ASUNCION, CHESTER MARTIN AUSTERO, JETHER FLOYD PAGONZAGA AZARCON, JOENIER PAULUS PINEDA BABIA, JUNIE BABAEL BACAS, JOJIT ZAMORA BADOLES, RAY IAN TALEON BAGO, GILBERT...
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List of New Deck Officers
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, September 30, 2005
...ARMADA, GIL JR COMPAS ARMECIN, ARDEN PEKITPEKIT ARMENTA, LARRY BACER ARTIAGA, YVES EPONG ASUNCION, CHESTER MARTIN AUSTERO, JETHER FLOYD PAGONZAGA AZARCON, JOENIER PAULUS PINEDA BABIA, JUNIE BABAEL BACAS, JOJIT ZAMORA BADOLES, RAY IAN TALEON BAGO, GILBERT...
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Arroyo Signs Transfer Act
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, April 13, 2010
Subjects: Industrial research--Laws, regulations and rules
...imprisonment after he is found guilty of killing a minor in 2001.Sentenced to life was Danilo Bartolata who allegedly shot Jether James Castillo, 17, with a ldquo;sumpak rsquo; rsquo; or a homemade firearm on August 2, 2001.A witness mdash; Cristal...
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encyclopedia articles on: Jether  - 3 results

 
 
1.
Jether
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JETHER je th r, in the Bible. 1 Eldest of Gideons sons. He was killed by his brother Abimelech. 2 Husband of Davids sister Abigail...
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Pispah
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PISPAH pis p , in the Bible, son of Jether. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Ithra
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ITHRA ith r , variant of Jether 2. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.


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