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Meronothite
A name given to Jehdeiah, the herdsman of the royal asses in the time of David and Solomon (1 Chr. 27:30), probably as one being a native of some unknown town called Meronoth.
In the Bible
2
Verses where Meronothite is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 27:30
Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels. Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.
- Nehemiah 3:7
Next to them, repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates.
Scripture on Meronothite
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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