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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Jareb (King living at the time of Divided Monarchy)
Hosea twice has Israel running to "King Jareb" for help against its troubles, and the help never comes. It is probably not a name at all but a title for the king of Assyria, something like "the great king".
Hosea twice has Israel running to "King Jareb" for help against its troubles, and the help never comes. It is probably not a name at all but a title for the king of Assyria, something like "the great king".
Jareb is not a personal name but an obscure Hebrew phrase, traditionally rendered “King Jareb,” that appears twice in Hosea describing Israel's futile appeals to Assyria for help (Hosea 5:13; 10:6). Most modern scholars read it as an epithet for the Assyrian king, something like “a king who contends” or “the great king,” rather than a proper name, so it likely refers to Tiglath-pileser III or the Assyrian monarchy in general rather than to a specific named individual.
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- Hosea 5:13
- Hosea 10:6
