Jeshebeab יֶֽשֶׁבְאָב

Male H3428 1 book

Head of the fourteenth priestly division.

Biography

Jeshebeab is mentioned in 1 Chronicles as the head of the fourteenth division of priests during the time of King David. David organized the priests into twenty-four divisions, each responsible for serving in the temple for a specific period. Jeshebeab's division was the fourteenth in the order of service. This organization of the priesthood ensured that the temple services were carried out efficiently and that all the priestly families had an opportunity to serve. The mention of Jeshebeab in this context highlights the importance of the priestly duties and the structured nature of temple worship during David's reign.

In Scripture

1 biblical book
1 Chronicles 1 verse
  • 1 Chronicles 24:13

    "the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,"

Names & Aliases

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Named Hebrew יֶֽשֶׁבְאָב H3428
Encyclopedia Article

Jeshebeab

ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)

tuagint (Codex Vaticanus) and the change in Massoretic Text as well as the omission in Septuagint may be due to the word ba`al forming part of the name. Compare JERUBBESHETH.

je'-sher (yesher, or yesher, "uprightness"): A son of Caleb (1Ch 2:18).

je-she'-mon, jesh'-i-mon (ha-yeshimon, "the desert," and in the