Jotham
Jotham, the youngest son of Gideon, was the only one to escape when Abimelech killed his seventy brothers.
The name Jotham means “the perfection of the Lord”
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Summary
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Judges 9:5; only referred to as Jotham (יוֹתָם); son of Gideon; a brother of Jether and Abimelech.
Glossary entries
Family members
- Father
Alternative names
- יוֹתָםJotham
Mentions
Includes 2 verses that refer to Jotham without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- He went to his father’s house in Ophrah, and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he hid himself.
- When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.
- Judges 9:17Referred to, not named…for my father fought for you and risked his life to deliver you from the hand of Midian,
- Judges 9:18Referred to, not named…but you have risen up against my father’s house this day and killed his seventy sons on a single stone, and you have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the leaders of Shechem because he is your brother—
- Then Jotham ran away, escaping to Beer, and he lived there for fear of his brother Abimelech.
- And God also brought all the wickedness of the men of Shechem back upon their own heads. So the curse of Jotham son of Jerubbaal came upon them.