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Jeush
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
jē´ush ( יעוּשׁ , ye‛ūsh , probably "he protects," "he comes to help"; see HPN , 109; Kethibh is יעישׁ , ye‛ı̄sh , in Genesis 36:5 , Genesis 36:14; 1 Chronicles 7:10 ):
(1) A "son" of Esau (Genesis 36:5 , Genesis 36:14 , Genesis 36:18; 1 Chronicles 1:35 ). "The name is thought by some to be identical with that, of an Arabian lion-god Yaġuṯ ..., meaning 'helper,' whose antiquity is vouched for by inscriptions of Thamud" (Skinner, Gen , 432).
(2) A B enjamite (1 Chronicles 7:10 ), but probably a Zebulunite. See Curtis, Chronicles, 145 ff.
(3) A descendant of King Saul, the King James Version "Jehush" (1 Chronicles 8:39 ).
(4) A G ershonite Levite (1 Chronicles 23:10 , 1 Chronicles 23:11 ).
(5) A son of King Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:19 ).
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Jeush'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​j/jeush.html. 1915.