Bible Person

Jambres

Meaning: poverty; bitter; a rebel · Male · 1 cross reference

Jambres is one of the traditional names attached to those who oppose Moses in Egypt. He belongs to the New Testament's use of remembered adversarial figures to warn about resistance to truth. First appears in 2 Tim 3:8.1

Name meaning

poverty; bitter; a rebel

Identity

male

First appears

2 Tim 3:8

AI summary: Jambres matters because his single cross reference gives a personal name to the pattern of stubborn spiritual opposition Paul warns Timothy about. The entry connects present false resistance in the church with an older memory of resisting God's servant. Taken together, the material presents Jambres as a cautionary figure representing opposition to divine truth.1

Central Figure

Jambres

Meaning: poverty; bitter; a rebel

One of those who opposed Moses in Egypt (2 Tim.

Name meaning

poverty; bitter; a rebel

Identity

male