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JEREMOTH

(Heb. yĕrēmôṯ) (also JERIMOTH)

The slight variation in the spelling of this name (also Jerimoth) originally developed for euphonic reasons which facilitated pronunciation in Hebrew.

1. A Benjamite, one of the nine sons of Becher who served as a family head during the reign of David (1 Chr. 7:8).

2. A son of Beriah, head of a Benjamite family who lived in Jerusalem (1 Chr. 8:14, 28).

3. A Merarite Levite, one of the three sons of Mushi, who was appointed to temple service by David (1 Chr. 23:23; called Jerimoth at 24:30).

4. The son of Heman whom David and the commanders of the army appointed for the ministry of prophesying in the temple with instrumental accompaniment (1 Chr. 25:22; Jerimoth at v. 4).

5. A descendant of Elam among those who had returned from the Exile with Zerubbabel and were guilty of intermarriage with foreign women (Ezra 10:26).

6. A descendant of Zattu who divorced his foreign wife (Ezra 10:27).

7. A descendant of Bani who sent away his foreign wife and children (Ezra 10:29)

David Paul Latoundji

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JEREMOTH

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)