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Jeroham
Smith's Bible Dictionary
or Jer'oham. (cherished).
1. Father of Elkanah, the father of Samuel, of the house of Kohath. 1 Samuel 1:1; 1 Chronicles 6:27; 1 Chronicles 6:34. (B.C. before 1142).
2. A Benjamite, the founder of a family of Bene-Jeroham, (that is, sons of Jeroham). 1 Chronicles 8:27. Probably the same as Jeroham, 3.
3. Father (or progenitor) of Ibneiah. 1 Chronicles 9:8. Compare 1 Chronicles 9:3 and 1 Chronicles 9:9. (B.C. before 588).
4. A descendant of Aaron, of the house of Immer, the leader of the sixteenth course of priests; son of Pashur, and father of Adaiah. 1 Chronicles 9:12. He appears to be mentioned again in Nehemiah 11:12. (B.C. before 586).
5. Jeroham of Gedor, some of whose sons joined David at Ziglag. 1 Chronicles 12:7. (B.C. before 1055).
6. A Danite, whose son or descendant, Azareel, was head of his tribe in the time of David. 1 Chronicles 27:22.
7. Father of Azariah, one of the "captains of hundreds," in the time of Athaliah. 2 Chronicles 23:1. (B.C. before 876).
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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Jeroham'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/j/jeroham.html. 1901.
