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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

Joatham (King living at the time of Divided Monarchy)

Matthew's spelling of Jotham, king of Judah, who stands in the genealogy between his father Uzziah and his son Ahaz. He strengthened Jerusalem's defences and brought the Ammonites under.

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Matthew's spelling of Jotham, king of Judah, who stands in the genealogy between his father Uzziah and his son Ahaz. He strengthened Jerusalem's defences and brought the Ammonites under.

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The Greek New Testament form of Jotham, king of Judah, named in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus between his father Uzziah and his son Ahaz (Matt. 1:9). Jotham himself ruled Judah in the eighth century BC and is credited in 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles with strengthening Jerusalem's defenses and subduing the Ammonites.

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Where it appears
  • Matthew 1:9

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