Jahdo

Descendant of Gad

The divided kingdom?

Jahdo was a man from the tribe of Gad, son of Bus. He is mentioned in the genealogies in 1 Chronicles as part of the Gadite families who lived in Gilead and Bashan. He is part of the genealogical overview of the tribes of Israel in the books of Chronicles.

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Mentioned in Gad's Genealogy

Jahdo is listed as the son of Bus in the genealogy of the tribe of Gad, as part of the genealogical overview in 1 Chronicles.

14These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz;
אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ בְּנֵ֣י אֲבִיחַ֗יִל בֶּן־חוּרִ֡י בֶּן־יָ֠רוֹחַ בֶּן־גִּלְעָ֧ד בֶּן־מִיכָאֵ֛ל בֶּן־יְשִׁישַׁ֥י בֶּן־יַחְדּ֖וֹ בֶּן־בּֽוּז׃ ‬

The Tribe of Gad in Gilead

Jahdo belonged to the tribe of Gad that lived in the region of Gilead and Bashan. The tribe's territory lay east of the Jordan River.

14These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz;
אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ בְּנֵ֣י אֲבִיחַ֗יִל בֶּן־חוּרִ֡י בֶּן־יָ֠רוֹחַ בֶּן־גִּלְעָ֧ד בֶּן־מִיכָאֵ֛ל בֶּן־יְשִׁישַׁ֥י בֶּן־יַחְדּ֖וֹ בֶּן־בּֽוּז׃ ‬
15Ahi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was head of their fathers' houses.
אֲחִי֙ בֶּן־עַבְדִּיאֵ֣ל בֶּן־גּוּנִ֔י רֹ֖אשׁ לְבֵ֥ית אֲבוֹתָֽם׃ ‬
16They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its villages, and in all the pasturelands of Sharon to their farthest limits.
וַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּ בַּגִּלְעָ֥ד בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן וּבִבְנֹתֶ֑יהָ וּבְכָֽל־מִגְרְשֵׁ֥י שָׁר֖וֹן עַל־תּוֹצְאוֹתָֽם׃ ‬

Abihail's Lineage

Jahdo was part of the lineage of Abihail, son of Huri, who was one of the heads of the Gadite families.

14These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz;
אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ בְּנֵ֣י אֲבִיחַ֗יִל בֶּן־חוּרִ֡י בֶּן־יָ֠רוֹחַ בֶּן־גִּלְעָ֧ד בֶּן־מִיכָאֵ֛ל בֶּן־יְשִׁישַׁ֥י בֶּן־יַחְדּ֖וֹ בֶּן־בּֽוּז׃ ‬
15Ahi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was head of their fathers' houses.
אֲחִי֙ בֶּן־עַבְדִּיאֵ֣ל בֶּן־גּוּנִ֔י רֹ֖אשׁ לְבֵ֥ית אֲבוֹתָֽם׃ ‬

The Settlement of the Gadites

Gad's descendants, including the family of Jahdo, settled in Gilead, Bashan, and the surrounding towns, with pastureland in Sharon.

16They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its villages, and in all the pasturelands of Sharon to their farthest limits.
וַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּ בַּגִּלְעָ֥ד בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן וּבִבְנֹתֶ֑יהָ וּבְכָֽל־מִגְרְשֵׁ֥י שָׁר֖וֹן עַל־תּוֹצְאוֹתָֽם׃ ‬

Genealogical records during Jotham and Jeroboam

The genealogies mentioning Jahdo were recorded during the time of Judah's king Jotham and Israel's king Jeroboam II.

17All of them were enrolled by genealogy in the days of Jotham king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
כֻּלָּם֙ הִתְיַחְשׂ֔וּ בִּימֵ֖י יוֹתָ֣ם מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה וּבִימֵ֖י יָרָבְעָ֥ם מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ ‬

Mentioned in the Bible (1)