Lexical Definition

‎יוֹנָתָן‎ Yôwnâthân (yo-naw-thawn') Jonathan ^N:N-M-P
a form of ‎יְהוֹנָתָן‎

Jonathan.

• § Jonathan or Jehonathan = "Jehovah has given"
• Jonathan, the name of ten Israelites

1) a son of king Saul and a friend of David
2) a son of the high priest Abiathar and the last descendant of Eli of whom we hear
3) one of David's mighty warriors
4) a Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall
5) a son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem
6) another Judaite
7) father of Ebed in the time of Ezra
8) son of Asahel in the time of Ezra
9) a priest of the family of Melicu in the time of Nehemiah
10) son of Joiada and his successor to the high priesthood in the time of Nehemiah

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.6
• father of: Ebed (עֶבֶד)

Profile

Male • Returned from exile • Descendant of Adaiah who returned from exile

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Jonathan, of the descendants of Adaiah, was among those who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.6;
• only referred to as Jonathan יוֹנָתָן;
• father of Ebed עֶבֶד.

Jonathan was one of the descendants of Adaiah who returned to Jerusalem and Judah from Babylonian exile, as recorded in Ezra 8:6. He was part of the group that traveled with Ezra the scribe back to Jerusalem during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, probably around 458 BC. The returning exiles sought to re-establish Jewish life and worship in the homeland after the Babylonian captivity.

All entries for Jonathan: יוֹנָתָן

Related Profiles:

• Ebed (child)