Bible Encyclopedias
Jarib

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

jā´rib , jar´ib ( יריב , yārı̄bh , "he contends," or "takes (our) part," or "conducts (our) case"):

(1) In 1 Chronicles 4:24 , a "son" (clan) of Simeon = "Jachin" of Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15; Numbers 26:12 .

(2)In Ezra 8:16 , one of the "chief men" for whom Ezra sent, and dispatched by him to Casiphia to fetch ministers for God's house = "Joribus" (1 Esdras 8:44).

(3) In Ezra 10:18 , a priest who had married a foreign wife = "Joribus" (1 Esdras 9:19).

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Jarib'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​j/jarib.html. 1915.