4 others in the registry answer to the name Jahaziel. Every Jahaziel in the Bible
- verses
- 2
- first named
- 1 Chronicles 23:19
- last named
- 1 Chronicles 24:23
- period
- Egypt and Wilderness
- tribe
- Levi
Description
Who was Jahaziel?
Jahaziel is mentioned in 1Ch.23.19 and 1Ch.24.23 as a Levite, a son of Hebron, and a chief of the Hebronites during the reign of King David. These passages are part of a larger section that describes the organization and duties of the Levites in the service of the temple.
In 1Chronicles 23, the Levites are divided into their ancestral houses, with the descendants of Hebron being listed in verses 12 and 19. Jahaziel is named as one of the sons of Hebron, along with Jeriah, Amariah, and Jekameam (1Ch.23.19).
In the following chapter, 1Chronicles 24, the Levites are organized into divisions for their service in the temple. Once again, Jahaziel is mentioned as a son of Hebron (1Ch.24.23), reinforcing his lineage and position within the Levitical family.
As a chief of the Hebronites, Jahaziel would have had a leadership role among his family members and fellow Levites. The Hebronites were one of the major families within the Levitical tribe, descended from Hebron, the son of Kohath (1Ch.23.12).
No other specific details are provided about Jahaziel's life, personal characteristics, or specific duties. His inclusion in these genealogical records, however, highlights the importance of the Levitical lineage and the organization of the Levites for their service in the temple during the time of David.
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A person is placed by the events they take part in, and an event has to clear three things to place them: it must say where it happened, that place must be one the gazetteer can put a coordinate on, and the verse must report it rather than foretell, command or ask it. Nothing anchored here clears all three. Where the text names a setting no gazetteer surveys — a vineyard, a palace, a plot of ground — it is left off rather than guessed at; where a place is named only in a prophecy, the map does not draw what was said to be coming as though it had happened; and a place reached only through a relation is not inherited, because standing beside somebody is not being somewhere.
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