Keraia
Glossary

Jether

  1. The firstborn son of Gideon. Because of his youth, Jether was afraid to execute the Midianite kings Zebah and Zalmunna (Judges 8:20).

  2. An Ishmaelite and the father of the commander Amasa (1 Kings 2:5, 32; 1 Chronicles 2:17). Another name for him is "Ithra" (2 Samuel 17:25). See Ithra.

  3. The firstborn son of Jada, the brother of Jonathan. Jether was a descendant of Judah through the family line of Hezron. He fathered no children (1 Chronicles 2:32).

  4. A Judahite and the firstborn of the four sons of Ezrah (1 Chronicles 4:17).

  5. An Asherite, the father of three sons (1 Chronicles 7:38). He was likely the same person as, Ithran, son of Zophah (1 Chronicles 7:37).

People and places

Jether: An Ishmaelite, father of Amasa Ithran: Descendant of Asher, son of Zophah Jether: A son of Jada from the tribe of Judah Jether: Son of Ezrah; brother of Mered, Epher and Jalon Jether: Gideon's firstborn son who refused to kill captives