Bible Person

Jeremoth

Meaning: eminences; one that fears death · Male · 1 cross reference

This Jeremoth entry refers to one of the men named in Ezra 10:27, not to the Benjaminite genealogical figure or the similar form Jerimoth. He belongs to the restored community's difficult process of covenant correction after exile. First appears in Ezra 10:27.1

AI summary: This Jeremoth matters because his single cross reference places him among those publicly identified in Ezra's response to unlawful marriages. The entry shows how specific and personal covenant renewal became in the restored community. Taken together, the material presents this Jeremoth as one of the individuals included in post-exilic reform.1

Central Figure

Jeremoth

Meaning: eminences; one that fears death