Topic
Joiarib
5 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 They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently.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.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Ezra 8:16Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A returned exile
Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.
- Nehemiah 11:5Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. A descendant of Judah
And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.
- Nehemiah 12:6Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. A priest who returned from Babylon
Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
- Nehemiah 12:19Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. A priest who returned from Babylon
And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
- Nehemiah 11:10Easton · ISBE
Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
(whom Jehovah defends) = Jehoiarib. (1.) The founder of one of the courses of the priests (Neh. 11:10).
(2.) Neh. 11:5; a descendant of Judah.
(3.) Neh. 12:6.
(4.) Ezra 8:16, a “man of understanding” whom Ezra sent to “bring ministers for the house of God.”
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 4 references
- A layman who returned form Babylon with Ezra. (Ezra 8:16) (B.C. 459.)
- The founder of one of the courses of priests, elsewhere called in full JEHOIARIB. (Nehemiah 12:6,19)
- A Shilonite --i.e. probably a descendant of Shelah the son of Judah. (Nehemiah 11:5) (B.C. before 536.)
In the topical indexes
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.