Jecamiah
יְקַמְיָה/jek-uh-MY-uh/
“Jehovah will establish or let Jehovah arise”
Summary
A descendant of King Jeconiah (Jehoiachin) mentioned in the royal genealogies of Judah after the Babylonian exile.
☩Identity
Jecamiah was one of seven men introduced into the royal line of David after the failure of the direct line through Jehoiachin (Jeconiah), who had no son that succeeded to the throne. Some scholars suggest these seven were sons of Neri, from Nathan's line (the same lineage as Shealtiel mentioned in Luke 3:27), who entered the royal family through marriage to a daughter of Jeconiah's son Assir, in accordance with the law regarding heiresses. The name appears as Jekamiah in some translations.
Key verses:1 Chronicles 3:18
Related Verses1 mention
1 Chronicles· 1 verse
References
- 1.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Jecamiah," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Jecamiah," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).
- 3.George Morrish, "Jecamiah," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).