Jeremoth
“Heights”
Summary
A Hebrew name meaning 'heights,' borne by several men in the Old Testament including Levites, Benjamites, and Israelites who divorced their foreign wives after the exile; essentially equivalent to the name Jerimoth.
☩Levites Named Jeremoth
A Levite, the last named of the three sons of Mushi, grandson of Levi, appears as Jeremoth in 1 Chronicles 23:23 but as Jerimoth in 1 Chronicles 24:30. Another Levite was the head of the fifteenth division of Temple musicians, called Jeremoth in 1 Chronicles 25:22 and probably the same as Jerimoth in 1 Chronicles 25:4. A Levite of the sons of Elizaphan assisted in cleansing the Temple during Hezekiah's reign (2 Chronicles 29:13).
☩Other Bearers of This Name
A Benjamite named Jeremoth was one of the sons of Beriah (1 Chronicles 8:14). Two Israelites named Jeremoth are listed among those who divorced their foreign wives after the exile: one of the sons of Elam (Ezra 10:26) and one of the sons of Zattu (Ezra 10:27). In Ezra 10:29, the marginal reading 'and Ramoth' appears to be another form of this name.
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Jeremoth," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Jeremoth," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. III (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.George Morrish, "Jeremoth," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Jeremoth," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).