Bible Person

Jehonathan

Meaning: gift of the Lord; gift of a dove · Male · 1 cross reference

This Jehonathan entry refers to a priestly head in Nehemiah 12, not to the steward in David's reign or the Levite teacher under Jehoshaphat. He belongs to the post-exilic priestly record in Jerusalem. First appears in Neh 12:18.1

AI summary: This Jehonathan matters because his single cross reference places him within the succession of priestly houses remembered after the return. The entry helps show that restored worship rested on orderly continuity among named priestly families. Taken together, the material presents this Jehonathan as a priestly head in post-exilic Jerusalem.1

Central Figure

Jehonathan

Meaning: gift of the Lord; gift of a dove

Neh.