Home People Jaroah Jaroah was a descendant of the tribe of Gad and is mentioned in the genealogy in 1 Chronicles. He was the son of Gilead and the father of Huri, belonging to one of the Gadite families that lived in the region of Bashan. He is part of the genealogical records kept during the reigns of Jotham and Jeroboam.
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Key events Jaroah is listed as part of the genealogy of the tribe of Gad in 1 Chronicles, as the son of Gilead and the father of Huri.
14 These 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; Heb אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ בְּנֵ֣י אֲבִיחַ֗יִל בֶּן־חוּרִ֡י בֶּן־יָ֠רוֹחַ בֶּן־גִּלְעָ֧ד בֶּן־מִיכָאֵ֛ל בֶּן־יְשִׁישַׁ֥י בֶּן־יַחְדּ֖וֹ בֶּן־בּֽוּז׃
Jaroah's clan lived in Gilead and the Bashan region, which was allotted to the tribe of Gad east of the Jordan.
11 The sons of Gad lived opposite them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah: Heb וּבְנֵי־גָ֣ד לְנֶגְדָּ֗ם יָֽשְׁב֛וּ בְּאֶ֥רֶץ הַבָּשָׁ֖ן עַד־סַלְכָֽה׃
12 Joel the chief, Shapham the second, then Janai and Shaphat in Bashan. Heb יוֹאֵ֣ל הָרֹ֔אשׁ וְשָׁפָ֖ם הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה וְיַעְנַ֥י וְשָׁפָ֖ט בַּבָּשָֽׁן׃
13 Their kinsmen, by their fathers' houses, were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber—seven in all. Heb וַאֲחֵיהֶ֞ם לְבֵ֣ית אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם מִֽיכָאֵ֡ל וּמְשֻׁלָּ֡ם וְ֠שֶׁבַע וְיוֹרַ֧י וְיַעְכָּ֛ן וְזִ֥יעַ וָעֵ֖בֶר שִׁבְעָֽה׃ ס
14 These 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; Heb אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ בְּנֵ֣י אֲבִיחַ֗יִל בֶּן־חוּרִ֡י בֶּן־יָ֠רוֹחַ בֶּן־גִּלְעָ֧ד בֶּן־מִיכָאֵ֛ל בֶּן־יְשִׁישַׁ֥י בֶּן־יַחְדּ֖וֹ בֶּן־בּֽוּז׃
16 They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its villages, and in all the pasturelands of Sharon to their farthest limits. Heb וַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּ בַּגִּלְעָ֥ד בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן וּבִבְנֹתֶ֑יהָ וּבְכָֽל־מִגְרְשֵׁ֥י שָׁר֖וֹן עַל־תּוֹצְאוֹתָֽם׃
The genealogy that includes Jaroah was recorded during the days of Jotham, king of Judah, and Jeroboam II, king of Israel.
17 All of them were enrolled by genealogy in the days of Jotham king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel. Heb כֻּלָּם֙ הִתְיַחְשׂ֔וּ בִּימֵ֖י יוֹתָ֣ם מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה וּבִימֵ֖י יָרָבְעָ֥ם מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ
Jaroah's family and clan were among the Gadite clans who had their settlements in Gilead, Bashan, its towns, and all the pasturelands of Sharon.
16 They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its villages, and in all the pasturelands of Sharon to their farthest limits. Heb וַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּ בַּגִּלְעָ֥ד בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן וּבִבְנֹתֶ֑יהָ וּבְכָֽל־מִגְרְשֵׁ֥י שָׁר֖וֹן עַל־תּוֹצְאוֹתָֽם׃
Mentioned in the Bible (1)