Jered
יֶרֶד/JEE-red/
“Descent”
Summary
A Hebrew name meaning 'descent,' used as a variant spelling of Jared for the patriarch in Chronicles, and as the name of a Judahite who was the father or founder of Gedor.
☩Persons Bearing This Name
Two men bear this name in Scripture: (1) Jered is listed in 1 Chronicles 1:2 as an alternative spelling of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel and father of Enoch in the antediluvian genealogy. (2) A different Jered was a descendant of Judah through the daughter of Pharaoh named Bithiah, who married Mered (1 Chronicles 4:18). He is described as the 'father' of Gedor, meaning he was the founder or principal leader of that town.
Key verses:1 Chronicles 1:21 Chronicles 4:18
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Jered," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Jered," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. III (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Jered," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Jered," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).