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    3 others in the registry answer to the name Jehonathan. Every Jehonathan in the Bible

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    Jehonathan

    יְהוֹנָתָן

    Jehonathan was a Levite sent by King Jehoshaphat to teach the Book of the Law in the cities of Judah.

    verses
    1
    first named
    2 Chronicles 17:8
    last named
    2 Chronicles 17:8
    period
    Divided Monarchy
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    Man

    Description

    Who was Jehonathan?

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    Jehonathan is mentioned in 2Ch.17.8 as one of the Levites sent by King Jehoshaphat to teach the Book of the Law in the cities of Judah. This chapter describes Jehoshaphat's efforts to strengthen the spiritual foundation of his kingdom by sending out teachers to instruct the people in the ways of the Lord. Jehonathan is listed among the Levites who were chosen for this important task, along with Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, and Tobijah. The text does not provide any further details about Jehonathan's background or his specific role in the teaching mission. However, his inclusion in this list suggests that he was a trusted and knowledgeable Levite who was capable of communicating the principles of God's law to the people. The sending out of these teachers demonstrates Jehoshaphat's commitment to the spiritual well-being of his subjects and his desire to foster a deeper understanding of God's word throughout the kingdom.

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    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Jehonathan10 of 13 entities the graph connects to Jehonathan, in 2 groups: company 1, events 9. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.Sending of Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and MicaiahTook part in · 2 versesCompanyTeaching1 event · 119 versesJehoshaphat1 event · 67 versesJehoshaphat’s reign of Asa1 event · 2 versesAdonijah1 event · 1 verseAsahel1 event · 1 verseBen-hail1 event · 1 verseElishama1 event · 1 verseJehoram1 event · 1 verseMicaiah1 event · 1 verseEventsJehonathan

    The 10 best-attested of 13 are drawn. All 13 are listed below.

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    and 6 more, ordered by how many events they share.

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    1. 2 Chronicles1 verse

      17:8

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    via Sending of Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and MicaiahAdonijahLevite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Lawvia Sending of Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and MicaiahAsahelLevite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Lawvia Sending of Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and MicaiahBen-hailLevite teacher sent by Jehoshaphatvia Sending of Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and MicaiahElishamaA Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Law.via Sending of Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and MicaiahJehoramA Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach.via Sending of Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and MicaiahJehoshaphatSon of Asa, king of Judah.via Sending of Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and MicaiahJehoshaphat’s reign of AsaJehoshaphat’s reign of Asa is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Sending of Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and MicaiahMicaiahA Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Law.via Sending of Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and MicaiahNethanelLevite sent to teach

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