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Achim

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

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In Jesus' genealogy (Matthew 1:14) Achim or Jachin (i.e. "he will establish"), contracted from Jehoiachin. The name may express the parents' faith that God would in His own time establish Messiah's throne, as Isaiah 9:7 foretold.

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Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Achim'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​a/achim.html. 1949.
 
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