Bible Person

Jarib

Meaning: fighting; chiding; multiplying; avenging · Male · 1 cross reference

This Jarib entry refers to one of the priestly men named in Ezra 10:18, not to the chief summoned by Ezra in chapter 8. He belongs to the restored community's process of covenant correction. First appears in Ezra 10:18.1

AI summary: This Jarib matters because his single cross reference shows that the need for repentance extended into priestly circles as well as the wider population. The entry adds moral seriousness to Ezra's reform by showing that sacred office did not exempt anyone from accountability. Taken together, the material presents this Jarib as one of the named individuals included in post-exilic correction.1

Central Figure

Jarib

Meaning: fighting; chiding; multiplying; avenging

Ezra 10:18.