{
  "id": "dict_002833",
  "term": "Jada",
  "slug": "jada",
  "letter": "J",
  "entry_type": "biblical_person",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Jada is a biblical personal name found in Old Testament genealogical records, especially in Judah’s family line.",
  "simple_one_line": "A minor Old Testament man named in Judah’s genealogies.",
  "tooltip_text": "A biblical proper name appearing in the genealogies of Judah in 1 Chronicles.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Judah",
    "Genealogy",
    "1 Chronicles",
    "Chronicler"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Shammai",
    "Judah",
    "Israelite genealogies"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Jada is a minor Old Testament personal name, not a theological concept. It appears in the genealogical records of Judah in 1 Chronicles.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "A biblical proper name used for a man in Judah’s genealogical line.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "Proper name, not a doctrine or concept",
    "Found in Old Testament genealogies",
    "Best read as part of Judah’s family records"
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Jada is a biblical personal name appearing in Old Testament genealogical lists, especially within Judah’s line. It is not itself a theological term.",
  "description_academic_full": "Jada is a biblical personal name preserved in the genealogical records of 1 Chronicles. The name belongs to a man associated with Judah’s family line, and Scripture gives no extended narrative about him. Because the term refers to a person rather than a doctrine, practice, or theological concept, it should be classified as a biblical proper-name entry rather than a theological term.",
  "background_biblical_context": "Old Testament genealogies regularly preserve names that matter for tracing covenant family lines, tribal identity, and the historical setting of Israel. Jada appears in that kind of record in 1 Chronicles.",
  "background_historical_context": "In the Chronicler’s genealogies, names often serve to document tribal descent and historical continuity after the exile. Jada belongs to that kind of family register rather than to a narrative scene.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "Ancient Jewish genealogies were important for tracing inheritance, tribal belonging, and covenant identity. Names like Jada help locate a family within Judah’s broader record.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "1 Chronicles 2"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [],
  "original_language_note": "A Hebrew personal name transliterated into English as Jada.",
  "theological_significance": "Jada has little direct doctrinal significance, but it contributes to the biblical witness that God preserved real people and family lines in Israel’s history.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "As a proper name, Jada functions referentially rather than conceptually: it identifies an individual rather than defining an abstract idea.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not treat Jada as a theological doctrine or symbolic term. Its value lies in its place within the biblical genealogy, not in narrative detail that Scripture does not provide.",
  "major_views_note": "There is little interpretive disagreement about the name itself; the main issue is classification as a biblical person-name rather than a theological term.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "This entry should not be used to build doctrine beyond the general significance of biblical genealogies and God’s preservation of his covenant people.",
  "practical_significance": "Jada reminds readers that Scripture includes many apparently minor names, each part of the historical fabric of redemptive history.",
  "meta_description": "Jada is a minor Old Testament personal name appearing in Judah’s genealogies in 1 Chronicles.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/jada/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/jada.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}