{
  "id": "dict_002869",
  "term": "Jaroah",
  "slug": "jaroah",
  "letter": "J",
  "entry_type": "biblical_person",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Jaroah is a minor biblical person named in the genealogy of the tribe of Gad in 1 Chronicles 5:14.",
  "simple_one_line": "A descendant of Gad listed in a biblical genealogy.",
  "tooltip_text": "A minor Old Testament personal name appearing in a Gadite genealogy.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Gad",
    "1 Chronicles",
    "Genealogy",
    "Tribal genealogies"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Gadites",
    "Chronicles",
    "Old Testament names"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Jaroah is a minor Old Testament figure named in a genealogy of the tribe of Gad.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "A biblical personal name recorded in a tribal genealogy; Scripture gives no further detail about the individual.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "Appears in 1 Chronicles 5:14",
    "Connected with the tribe of Gad",
    "No additional narrative information is given",
    "Useful as a biblical name entry, not as a doctrinal term"
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Jaroah is an Old Testament personal name listed in the genealogy of the tribe of Gad (1 Chronicles 5:14). The biblical text preserves the name as part of Israel’s tribal record but gives no further biographical or theological detail.",
  "description_academic_full": "Jaroah is a minor biblical person named in the genealogy of the tribe of Gad in 1 Chronicles 5:14. The verse places the name within a lineage record that helps preserve the historical memory of Israel’s tribes and families. Scripture does not provide further narrative, theological teaching, or biographical development about Jaroah. For that reason, the entry should be treated as a brief biblical-person entry rather than as a theological term.",
  "background_biblical_context": "Chronicles regularly preserves names and family lines to show Israel’s tribal continuity, covenant history, and postexilic identity. Jaroah appears within that genealogical framework as one of the names associated with Gad.",
  "background_historical_context": "Genealogies in the Chronicler’s work served historical and communal purposes, linking later Israel to its earlier tribal and family heritage. Jaroah belongs to that record-keeping context, though nothing else is known about the individual from Scripture.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "In ancient Israel, genealogies were important for memory, land, inheritance, and tribal identity. A name such as Jaroah functions primarily as part of that covenant-historical record rather than as a carrier of doctrinal teaching.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "1 Chronicles 5:14"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [
    "None beyond the genealogical context in 1 Chronicles 5."
  ],
  "original_language_note": "Hebrew personal name; the precise etymology is uncertain and not essential to the biblical meaning of the entry.",
  "theological_significance": "Jaroah has no developed theological significance in Scripture beyond illustrating the value of biblical genealogies in preserving Israel’s covenant history.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "This is a proper name, not a concept or doctrine. Its significance comes from its place in the biblical record rather than from any abstract theological content.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not build doctrine or speculation on the name alone. Scripture gives no narrative detail, so the entry should remain brief and tightly bounded to the genealogical reference.",
  "major_views_note": "There are no major interpretive views to compare; the main issue is simply identifying the name correctly and locating it in the biblical genealogy.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "This entry should not be treated as a theological term, doctrine, or typological symbol. Its public value is limited to biblical identification and reference.",
  "practical_significance": "For Bible readers, Jaroah is a reminder that Scripture’s historical record includes many otherwise unknown individuals whose names still belong to the unfolding story of God’s people.",
  "meta_description": "Jaroah is a minor biblical person named in the tribe of Gad’s genealogy in 1 Chronicles 5:14.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/jaroah/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/jaroah.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}