{
  "id": "dict_002934",
  "term": "Jesher",
  "slug": "jesher",
  "letter": "J",
  "entry_type": "biblical_person",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Jesher is a biblical personal name appearing in the genealogy of Caleb in 1 Chronicles.",
  "simple_one_line": "Jesher is a minor Old Testament name found in a Chronicles genealogy.",
  "tooltip_text": "A biblical personal name in 1 Chronicles 2:18.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Caleb",
    "1 Chronicles",
    "genealogy",
    "Judah"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Jerioth",
    "Shobab",
    "Ardon",
    "Chronicles genealogies"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Jesher is a minor biblical name mentioned in the genealogy of Caleb in 1 Chronicles.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "Jesher is a named individual in the Old Testament genealogies, not a theological doctrine or concept.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "Appears in 1 Chronicles 2:18",
    "listed among Caleb’s descendants",
    "the text gives no further biographical details."
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Jesher is a biblical personal name in the genealogical record of 1 Chronicles 2:18, where he is listed among the descendants of Caleb.",
  "description_academic_full": "Jesher is not a theological term but a biblical personal name preserved in the genealogy of 1 Chronicles 2:18. The passage lists Jesher among the children of Caleb by Azubah, and Scripture provides no additional narrative details about his life or role. Because the entry is a proper name rather than a doctrine word, it is best classified as a biblical-person entry.",
  "background_biblical_context": "In 1 Chronicles 2, the Chronicler records family lines connected to Judah and Caleb. Jesher appears in that genealogical setting as part of the record of Caleb’s descendants.",
  "background_historical_context": "The book of Chronicles preserves genealogies that helped maintain tribal and covenant identity among Israel after the exile. Jesher belongs to that preserved family record, though no historical biography is given.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "Ancient Jewish readers would have recognized genealogies as important for lineage, inheritance, and covenant memory. Jesher functions as a name within that larger family record.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "1 Chronicles 2:18"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [
    "1 Chronicles 2:42-50 (broader Calebite genealogical context)"
  ],
  "original_language_note": "The name is likely connected with a Hebrew form related to the idea of uprightness or straightness, though the biblical text itself primarily preserves it as a personal name.",
  "theological_significance": "Jesher has no direct doctrinal significance apart from showing the preservation of Israel’s family lines in Scripture.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "As a proper name, Jesher illustrates how Scripture includes ordinary individuals within the unfolding record of covenant history.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not treat Jesher as a theological concept or doctrine. He is a minor genealogical figure with limited biblical data.",
  "major_views_note": "There are no major interpretive debates about Jesher beyond identification within the genealogy.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "Jesher should be understood as a historical biblical name, not as a title, office, or doctrine.",
  "practical_significance": "Jesher reminds readers that even brief genealogical references matter in the Bible’s historical record and covenant storyline.",
  "meta_description": "Jesher is a biblical personal name found in 1 Chronicles 2:18, listed in Caleb’s genealogy.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/jesher/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/jesher.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}