Bible Person

Jonathan

Meaning: given of God · Male · 1 cross reference

This Jonathan entry refers to the son of Kareah in Jeremiah 40:8, not to the post-exilic priestly figures or the Levite at Dan. He belongs to the remnant leadership gathering around Gedaliah after Jerusalem's fall. First appears in Jer 40:8.1

AI summary: This Jonathan matters because his single cross reference places him within the fragile remnant trying to navigate life under Babylonian rule after catastrophe. The entry helps show how leadership and survival after the fall of Judah depended on small circles of named men making difficult choices. Taken together, the material presents this Jonathan as a remnant figure in the aftermath of exile.1

Central Figure

Jonathan

Meaning: given of God