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Jetheth

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Yetheth', יְתֵת , prob. a peg, or fig. a prince; Sept. Ι᾿εθέθ and Ι᾿εθέρ, the last apparently from falsely reading יֶתֶר; Vulg. Jetheth), the third named of the petty Edomitish sheiks in Mount Seir (Genesis 36:40; 1 Chronicles 1:51). B.C. ante 1658. (See ESAU). As to identification, El-Wetideh is a place in Nejd, said to be in the Dahna, (See ISHBAK); there is also a place called El- Wetid, and El- Wetidat, which is the name of mountains belonging to Bene Abd-Allah Ibn-Ghatfin (Marasid. s.v.) (Smith). (See ARABIA).

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Jetheth'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​j/jetheth.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.