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Jeremoth
eminences; one that fears death
יְרֵמוֹת, יְרִימוֹת ye.ri.mot
Jeremoth (Hebrew: יְרֵמוֹת, יְרִימוֹת, ye.ri.mot) means “eminences; one that fears death”, by traditional interpretation. Seven men in scripture bear the name; the best attested belongs to the Divided Kingdom period. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Abdi in Ezra 10.
Which Jeremoth?
Seven men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.
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Jeremoth
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Jeremoth
son of Beriah
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Jeremoth
son of Becher
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Jeremoth
Scripture against society
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At a glance
- Verses
- 10 across 2 books
- Bearers
- 7 distinct people in scripture
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
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| First appears | 1 Chronicles 7:8 |
| Last appears | Ezra 10:29 |
| Cross-references | 24 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Eder co-occurrence Appears with Eder in 1 Chronicles 23.
- Mahli co-occurrence Appears with Mahli in 1 Chronicles 23.
- Anathoth co-occurrence Appears with Anathoth in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Jerimoth co-occurrence Appears with Jerimoth in 1 Chronicles 27.
- Sheal co-occurrence Appears with Sheal in Ezra 10.
- Eliezer co-occurrence Appears with Eliezer in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Abdi co-occurrence Appears with Abdi in Ezra 10.
- Jeroham co-occurrence Appears with Jeroham in 1 Chronicles 8.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.8;
son of: Becher (H1071);
brother of: Zemirah (H2160), Joash (H3135), Eliezer (H0461I), Elioenai (H0454I), Omri (H6018H), Abijah (H0029K), Anathoth (H6068H) and Alemeth (H5964H)
§ Jerimoth or Jeremoth = "He is Most High"
1) a Benjamite, son of Bela and head of a house of Benjamite
2) a Benjamite, son of Becher and head of a house of Benjamite
3) a Benjamite, son of Beriah and grandson of Elpaal
4) a Merarite Levite, son of Mushi
5) one of the men that joined David in the wilderness
6) a Levite, son of Heman and head of the 15th course of musicians
7) a Levite in the reign of Hezekiah
8) a son of Azriel, ruler of the tribe of Naphtali in the reign of David
9) a son of king David and the father of the wife of Rehoboam
10) a son of Elam, a man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
11) a son of Zattu, a man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
Jeremoth was a son of Becher and a member of the tribe of Benjamin, as mentioned in the genealogy in 1 Chronicles.
The biblical story
Jeremoth is mentioned briefly in the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin in 1 Chronicles. He is listed as one of the sons of Becher, who was a son of Benjamin.
Key verses
Jeremoth appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.
1 Chronicles 7:8
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1 Chronicles (1)
- 1 Chronicles 7:8