Jether

Je’ther. (his excellence).

1. Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses. Exo 4:18. (B.C. 1530).

2. The first-born of Gideon’s seventy sons. Jdg 8:20. (B.C. 1256).

3. The father of Amasa, captain-general of Absalom’s army. (B.C. 1023). Jether is another form of Ithra. 2Sa 17:25. He is described in 1Ch 2:17, as an Ishmaelite, which again is more likely to be correct than the "Israelite," of the Hebrew in 2Sa 17:1.

4. The son of Jada, a descendant of Hezron, of the tribe of Judah. 1Ch 2:32.

5. The son of Ezra. 1Ch 2:32.

6. The chief of a family of warriors, of the line of Asher, and father of Jephunneh. 1Ch 7:38. He is probably the same as Ithran in the preceding verse.

1. Gideon’s oldest son. Afraid as a youth to slay Zebah and Zalmunna at his father’s bidding. Slain by Abimelech (Jdg 8:20; Jdg 9:5).

2. Same as Ithra and Abigail. (See ITHRA; ABIGAIL.)

3. 1Ch 2:32.

4. 1Ch 4:17. Quaest. Hebrew in Paralipomena makes Ezra Amram, J. Aaron.

5. Ithran (1Ch 7:38).

[Je’ther]

1. Gideon’s firstborn son. Jdg 8:20.

2. An Ishmeelite, father of Amasa. 1Ki 2:5; 1Ki 2:32; 1Ch 2:17. He is called ITHRA, an Israelite, in 2Sa 17:25. He may have been an Ishmeelite by birth, and have become a proselyte.

3. Son of Jada, of the tribe of Judah. 1Ch 2:32.

4. Son of Ezra, of the tribe of Judah. 1Ch 4:17.

5. Descendant of Asher. 1Ch 7:38.

JETHER.—1. Father-in-law of Moses (RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] of Exo 4:18 E [Note: Elohist.] ), prob. a mistake for Jethro. 2. Eldest son of Gideon (Jdg 8:20). 3. An Ishmaelite, father of Amasa (1Ki 2:5; 1Ki 2:32, 1Ch 2:17. See Ithra). 4. 5. Two men of Judah (1Ch 2:32; 1Ch 4:17). 6. A man of Asher (1Ch 7:38); called in 1Ch 7:37 Ithran, the name of an Edomite clan (Gen 36:26).

jḗ´thẽr (יתר, yether, “abundance”):

(1) Exo 4:18 the Revised Version margin, King James Version, margin. See JETHRO.

(2) Gideon’s eldest son (Jdg 8:20), who was called upon by his father to slay Zebah and Zalmunnah, but “feared, because he was yet a youth.” The narrative there (Jdg 8:4 ff) should be connected with that of Jdg 6:34, where Gideon is followed by his clan, and not with that of Jdg 7, where he has 300 picked men. The captives would be taken to Orpah, Gideon’s home, and slain there.

(3) Father of Amasa (1Ki 2:5, 1Ki 2:32); he was an Ishmaelite according to 1Ch 2:17 = “Ithra, the Israelite” of 2Sa 17:25, where “the Ishmaelite” should be read for “the Israelite.”

(4) A Jerahmeelite (1Ch 2:32 twice).

(5) A Judahite (1Ch 4:17).

(6) A man of Asher (1Ch 7:38) = “Ithran” of 1Ch 7:37.