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    2 others in the registry answer to the name Jotham. Every Jotham in the Bible

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    Jotham

    יוֹתָם

    Jotham, the youngest son of Gideon, was the only one to escape when Abimelech killed his seventy brothers.

    verses
    4
    first named
    Judges 9:5
    last named
    Judges 9:57
    period
    before Israel's Monarchy
    role
    Man

    Description

    Who was Jotham?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Jotham was the youngest of Gideon's seventy sons (Jdg.9.5). After Gideon's death, Abimelech, another of Gideon's sons, conspired to become king and killed his seventy brothers on one stone (Jdg.9.5). However, Jotham escaped by hiding (Jdg.9.5).

    Jotham went to Mount Gerizim and delivered a parable to the men of Shechem, warning them of the consequences of their actions in supporting Abimelech (Jdg.9.7-21). In the parable, the trees sought to anoint a king over them, but the worthy trees (olive, fig, and vine) refused, while the bramble accepted and threatened to devour the cedars of Lebanon (Jdg.9.8-15). Jotham then fled to Beer and remained there, fearing Abimelech (Jdg.9.21).

    Later, God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem, causing them to turn against each other (Jdg.9.22-25). This ultimately led to Abimelech's downfall and death, which was seen as a fulfillment of Jotham's curse (Jdg.9.57).

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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 Jotham6 of 6 entities the graph connects to Jotham, in 2 groups: kinship 3, events 3. 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.GideonChild of · 50 versesAbimelechSibling of · 1 event · 37 versesJetherSibling of · 1 verseKinshipLeaders Shechem1 event · 17 versesBeeroth2 events · 11 versesGerizim Mount1 event · 4 versesEventsJotham

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    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Jotham happensAll 2 places the claims about Jotham reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Beeroth, Gerizim_Mount. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Jotham there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.BeerothGerizim_Mount
    before Israel's MonarchyAll 2 places the claims about Jotham reach

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 4, across 1 book.

    1. Judges4 verses

      9:59:79:219:57

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    via Abimelech and GideonAbimelech and Leaders Shechem’s murder of Sons Jerubbaal, One Stone, and GideonAbimelech and Leaders Shechem’s murder of Sons Jerubbaal, One Stone, and Gideon is an event attested across 4 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via AbimelechAbimelech Coming Laying WaitAbimelech Coming Laying Wait is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via AbimelechLeaders ShechemLeaders Shechem is a group attested across 17 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via GideonDelivering of Midian and Camp Of MidianDelivering of Midian and Camp Of Midian is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via GideonEnemies and Israel’s earringEnemies and Israel’s earring is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via GideonGideon and Gideons Three Hundred Men’s pursuit of Zebah and ZalmunnaGideon and Gideons Three Hundred Men’s pursuit of Zebah and Zalmunna is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via GideonGideon’s going downGideon’s going down is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via GideonGideon’s killing of Zebah and ZalmunnaGideon’s killing of Zebah and Zalmunna is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via GideonGideon’s saving of IsraelGideon’s saving of Israel is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.

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