Bible Person

Jetheth

Meaning: giving · Male · 2 cross references

Jetheth is an Edomite chief-name preserved in the late lists of Esau's descendants. It belongs to the remembered leadership structure of Edom. First appears in Gen 36:40.1

AI summary: Jetheth matters because the cross references place the name within the succession of Edomite chiefs, showing that neighboring peoples too are remembered in ordered political terms. Even a brief chief-list entry contributes to the dynastic texture of the wider biblical world. Taken together, the material presents Jetheth as an Edomite chief-name whose place supports the recorded structure of Esau's house.1

Central Figure

Jetheth

Meaning: giving

A peg, or a prince, one of the Edomitish kings of Mount Seir (Gen.