Jotham (Easton)

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Jehovah is perfect. The youngest of Gideon's seventy sons. He escaped when the rest were put to death by the order of Abimelech (Judges 9:5 ). When 'the citizens of Shechem and the whole house of Millo' were gathered together 'by the plain of the pillar' (i.e., the stone set up by Joshua, 24:26;"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter J Bible Dictionaries Jotham Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Jot Next Entry Journey Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Jotham Thompson Chain Reference Jotham Dictionaries American Tract Society Jotham Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Jotham Easton's Bible Dictionary Jotham Fausset Bible Dictionary Jotham Holman Bible Dictionary Jotham Hitchcock Bible Names Jotham Hastings' BibleDictionary Jotham (1) Jotham Hastings' NT Dictionary Jotham Morrish Bible Dictionary Jotham People's Bible Dictionary Jotham Smith Bible Dictionary Jotham Encyclopedias International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Jotham Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Jotham McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Day, Jotham Jotham Sewall, Jotham The Jewish Encyclopedia Jotham Lexicons ܝܽܘܬ݂ܳܡ Ἰωαθάμ יותָם Jehovah is perfect. The youngest of Gideon's seventy sons. He escaped when the rest were put to death by the order of Abimelech ( Judges 9:5 ). When "the citizens of Shechem and the whole house of Millo" were gathered together "by the plain of the pillar" (i.e., the stone set up by Joshua, 24:26; Compare Genesis 35:4 ) "that was in Shechem, to make Abimelech king," from one of the heights of Mount Gerizim he protested against their doing so in the earliest parable, that of the bramble-king. His words then spoken were prophetic. There came a recoil in the feelings of the people toward Abimelech, and then a terrible revenge, in which many were slain and the city of Shechem was destroyed by Abimelech ( Judges 9:45 ). Having delivered his warning, Jotham fled to Beer from the vengeance of Abimelech (9:7-21). The son and successor of Uzziah on the throne of Judah. As during his last years Uzziah was excluded from public life on account of his leprosy, his son, then twenty-five years of age, administered for seven years the affairs of the kingdom in his father's stead ( 2 Chronicles 26:21,23 ; 27:1 ). After his father's death he became sole monarch, and reigned for sixteen years (B.C. 759-743). He ruled in the fear of God, and his reign was prosperous. He was contemporary with the prophets Isaiah, Hosea, and Micah, by whose ministrations he profited. He was buried in the sepulchre of the kings, greatly lamented by the people ( 2 Kings 15:38 ; 2 Chronicles 27:7-9 ).

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)