gift. A priest of Baal, slain before his altar during the reformation under Jehoiada ( 2 Kings 11:18 ). The son of Eleazar, and father of Jacob, who was the father of Joseph, the husband of the Virgin Mary ( Matthew 1:15 ). The father of Shephatiah ( Jeremiah 38:1 ). These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
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