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Jesiah
Holman Bible Dictionary
(jih ssi' uh) Personal name meaning, “Yahweh forgets.” Member of Saul's tribe of Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag as David fled before Saul (1 Chronicles 12:6 ). Modern translations read, Isshiah. A shortened form in Hebrew appears at 1 Chronicles 23:20 , a Levite; 1 Chronicles 7:3 , leader in tribe of Issachar; 1 Chronicles 24:21 , a Levite; 1 Chronicles 24:25 , another Levite; Ezra 10:31 , a man with a foreign wife. See Ishiah; Isshiah; Ishijah .
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Jesiah'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​j/jesiah.html. 1991.