Bible Person
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
Name meaning
giving
Identity
male
First appears
Gen 36:40
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.
Name meaning
giving
Identity
male
A peg, or a prince, one of the Edomitish kings of Mount Seir (Gen. 36:40). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.