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Jakim

3 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.

These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.

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In the reference works

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references

Establisher. (1.) Chief of the twelfth priestly order (1 Chr. 24:12).

(2.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:19).

(3.) Margin in Matt. 1:11 means Jehoiakim.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
(whom God sets up).
  1. Head of the twelfth course of priests in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 24:12) (B.C. 1014.)
  2. A Benjamite, one of the Bene-Shimhi. (1 Chronicles 8:19) (B.C. 588.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references

ja'-kim (yaqim, "he (God) lifteth Up"; compare ELIAKIM):

(1) A Benjamite, a son of Shimei (1Ch 8:19).

(2) A priest, the head of the 12th of the 24 courses into which the priests were divided (1Ch 24:12).

In the topical indexes

Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 2 references, grouped by sub-topic
  • 1. A Benjamite 1Ch 8:19
  • 2. Head of a priestly division in the tabernacle service 1Ch 24:12

Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.

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