Bible Person

Jachan

Meaning: wearing out; oppressing · Male · 1 cross reference

Jachan is one of the chief Gadite 'brothers' in Bashan. He belongs to the remembered leadership of the eastern tribes. First appears in 1 Chr 5:13.1

AI summary: Jachan matters because his single cross reference places him among the heads of households through whom Gad's identity is preserved east of the Jordan. The entry helps show that tribal memory in that region was carried by named leaders with local importance. Taken together, the material presents Jachan as a chief within Gad's preserved structure.1