Jorah
יוֹרָה/JOH-rah/
“Early rain or autumn rain”
Summary
The ancestor of a family of 112 who returned from the Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel, also called Hariph in the parallel passage of Nehemiah.
☩Identity
Jorah appears in Ezra 2:18 as the ancestral head of a family numbering 112 who returned from Babylonian captivity. The same family is apparently called Hariph in the parallel list in Nehemiah 7:24. The variation in names may result from scribal differences—the change of letters is slight enough that scholars cannot determine with certainty which is the original form. The name Jorah probably means 'early rain' or 'autumn rain,' referring to the first rains that prepared the ground for plowing in ancient Palestine.
Key verses:Ezra 2:18Nehemiah 7:24
Related Verses1 mention
Ezra· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Jorah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.George Morrish, "Jorah," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Jorah," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).