Jarib

Jarib [N] [E] [H]

(adversary ).

  1. Named in the list of ( 1 Chronicles 4:24 ) only, as a son of Simeon. Perhaps the same as JACHIN. Genesis46; Exod 6; Numb 26.
  2. One of the "chief men" who accompanied Ezra on his journey from Babylon to Jerusalem. ( Ezra 8:16 ) (B.C. 469.)
  3. A priest of the house of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, who had married a foreign wife, and was compelled by Ezra to put her away. ( Ezra 10:18 ) (B.C. 459.)
  4. 1 Macc. 14:29. A contraction or corruption of the name JOARIB. ch. 2:1.

[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Jarib'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.