International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Jarib

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Jarib


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jā´rib, jar´ib (יריב, yārı̄bh, “he contends,” or “takes (our) part,” or “conducts (our) case”):

(1) In , a “son” (clan) of Simeon = “Jachin” of ; ; .

(2)In , one of the “chief men” for whom Ezra sent, and dispatched by him to Casiphia to fetch ministers for God's house = “Joribus” (1 Esdras 8:44).

(3) In , a priest who had married a foreign wife = “Joribus” (1 Esdras 9:19).