Jekuthiel

Jekuthiel was the son of Mered and the father (ie founder) of Zanoah, as recorded in the genealogy of Judah in 1 Chronicles.

The name Jekuthiel means “hope, or congregation, of the Lord”

MaleTribe of Judah(?)Divided Monarchy eraOld Testament1 book1 verse

Summary

A man from the tribe of Judah(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1 Chronicles 4:18; only referred to as Jekuthiel (יְקוּתִיאֵל); son of Mered(?) and Jehudijah; a brother of Jered and Heber; half-brother of: Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah; father or founder of Zanoah.

Glossary entries

Jekuthiel

Family members

Father

Mered

Mother

Jehudijah

Siblings

Heber Ishbah Jered Miriam Shammai

Children

Zanoah

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah. Mered also took a Judean wife, who gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.