Jeroham
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Jeroham is a name that means "cherished" or "one who finds mercy". A number of people by this name is referenced in the Bible
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- Father of ElkanahElkanahElkanah is a Hebrew name meaning "God has purchased" and may refer to several persons in the Bible called Elkanah:* Elkanah , father of Samuel.* A Levite, ancestor of a certain Berechiah....
, and grandfather of the prophet Samuel — in 1 Samuel 1:1. - The father of Azareel, the "captain" of the tribe of Dan — in 1 Chronicles 27:22.
- A Benjamite — in Chronicles 12:7 and 1 Chronicles 9:12.
- A man whose son assisted in placing Joash on the throne — in 2 Chronicles 23:1.
- A priest — in 1 Chronicles 9:12; (perhaps the same as in Nehemiah 11:12).