Bible Person

Jeroham

Meaning: high; merciful; beloved · Male · 1 cross reference

This Jeroham entry refers to a Benjaminite ancestor in 1 Chronicles 9 and the father of Ibneiah, not to the other Benjaminite and royal-context figures of the same name. He belongs to the family lines associated with the inhabitants of restored Jerusalem. First appears in 1 Chr 9:8.1

AI summary: This Jeroham matters because his single cross reference helps locate one household within the restored city's settled population. Even a brief paternal note contributes to the picture of Jerusalem being repopulated through remembered families. Taken together, the material presents this Jeroham as a genealogical figure in post-exilic Jerusalem.1

Central Figure

Jeroham

Meaning: high; merciful; beloved

1 Chr.