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Jakim

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Easton's 1897Smith's 1863ISBE 19153 verse references

Easton's 1897

Establisher. (1.) Chief of the twelfth priestly order (1 Chr. 24:12).

(2.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:19).

(3.) Margin in Matt. 1:11 means Jehoiakim.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain

Smith's 1863

(whom God sets up).

1. Head of the twelfth course of priests in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 24:12) (B.C. 1014.)

2. A Benjamite, one of the Bene-Shimhi. (1 Chronicles 8:19) (B.C. 588.)

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain

ISBE 1915

ja'-kim (yaqim, "he (God) lifteth Up"; compare ELIAKIM):

(1) A Benjamite, a son of Shimei (1Ch 8:19).

(2) A priest, the head of the 12th of the 24 courses into which the priests were divided (1Ch 24:12).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

In Scripture

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