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
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן | and Jonathan | Jer.40.8 |
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.40.8
- son of: Kareah (קָרֵחַ)
- brother of: Johanan (יוֹחָנָן)
Profile
Male • Son of Kareah • Son of Kareah, came to Gedaliah at Mizpah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
Jonathan son of Kareah was one of the army officers who came to Gedaliah at Mizpah after the fall of Jerusalem.
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.40.8;
- only referred to as Jonathan יוֹנָתָן;
- son of Kareah קָרֵחַ;
- a brother of Johanan יוֹחָנָן.
Jonathan, the son of Kareah, is mentioned in Jeremiah 40:8 as one of the army officers who came to Gedaliah at Mizpah after the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians in 586 BC. Gedaliah had been appointed by the Babylonians as governor over the towns of Judah (Jeremiah 40:5). After the Babylonians departed, Gedaliah encouraged the remaining people in the land to serve the king of Babylon and settle in the land (Jeremiah 40:9-10). Jonathan, along with other officers and their men, came to Gedaliah at Mizpah and were assured by him of safety as long as they remained submitted to Babylonian rule.
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