Bible Person

Jaresiah

Meaning: the bed of the Lord; the Lord hath taken away; poverty · Male · 1 cross reference

Jaresiah is a Benjaminite family figure in 1 Chronicles 8. He belongs to the compact genealogical material preserving the tribe's internal branches. First appears in 1 Chr 8:27.1

AI summary: Jaresiah matters because his single cross reference helps define one Benjaminite sibling group within the broader tribal record. Even without a narrative role, the entry contributes to the continuity and specificity of Benjamin's preserved family memory. Taken together, the material presents Jaresiah as a genealogical figure within the tribe of Benjamin.1