{
  "id": "dict_002908",
  "term": "Jera",
  "slug": "jera",
  "letter": "J",
  "entry_type": "biblical_person",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Jera is a minor biblical person named in the genealogies of Genesis and 1 Chronicles, listed as a descendant of Joktan.",
  "simple_one_line": "Jera is a descendant of Joktan named in the Old Testament genealogies.",
  "tooltip_text": "A descendant of Joktan listed in Genesis 10 and 1 Chronicles 1.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Joktan",
    "Genesis 10",
    "1 Chronicles 1",
    "Table of Nations"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Genealogy",
    "Table of Nations",
    "Joktan"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Jera is a minor Old Testament figure listed in the genealogies of the post-Flood world. Scripture names him as a descendant of Joktan, but gives no further personal details.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "A genealogical name in the Table of Nations, associated with Joktan’s line.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "Appears in Genesis 10:26 and 1 Chronicles 1:20",
    "Identified as a descendant of Joktan",
    "No narrative role or theological teaching is attached to the name"
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Jera is an Old Testament personal name appearing in the genealogical records of Genesis 10:26 and 1 Chronicles 1:20. It is a minor biblical-person entry rather than a theological concept.",
  "description_academic_full": "Jera is named among the descendants of Joktan in the Table of Nations and its later genealogical repetition in 1 Chronicles. The biblical text records the name as part of the post-Flood family lines, but provides no further narrative, historical, or theological development. Because of that, Jera is best treated as a biblical person entry for reference purposes, not as a doctrinal headword.",
  "background_biblical_context": "Genesis 10 places Jera within the genealogical framework that traces the spread of peoples after the flood. 1 Chronicles 1 repeats the name in Israel’s later retelling of the same ancestral record. The Bible does not connect Jera to a specific event, location, or ministry.",
  "background_historical_context": "Outside the genealogical notices, there is no secure historical information about Jera. The name belongs to the biblical record of ancient lineages, but the text does not allow firm conclusions about his life or significance beyond his place in the genealogy.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "In ancient Jewish reading, genealogies served to preserve family lines, national origins, and covenant history. Jera’s inclusion contributes to that larger biblical pattern, even though the name itself is not explained further.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "Genesis 10:26",
    "1 Chronicles 1:20"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [],
  "original_language_note": "The name is preserved in Hebrew transliteration; the precise meaning of the name is not certain from the biblical text alone.",
  "theological_significance": "Jera has no direct doctrinal significance on his own. His value lies in showing the Scripture’s interest in genealogical continuity and the historical rootedness of the Table of Nations.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "Genealogical names like Jera remind readers that Scripture presents salvation history through real people, families, and nations, not abstract ideas alone.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not build doctrine, symbolism, or historical detail beyond what the genealogical notices actually say. The Bible gives Jera’s name, family line, and placement in the record, but no more.",
  "major_views_note": "There is no major interpretive dispute about Jera’s identity beyond the ordinary genealogical questions shared by many Old Testament names.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "Jera should not be treated as a theological term, covenant head, or doctrinal category. Any discussion should remain within the bounds of the biblical genealogy.",
  "practical_significance": "Jera illustrates the importance Scripture places on names, families, and continuity in redemptive history, even for individuals who play no narrative role.",
  "meta_description": "Jera is a minor biblical person named in the genealogies of Genesis 10 and 1 Chronicles 1 as a descendant of Joktan.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/jera/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/jera.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}